Global political economy : theory and practice / Theodore H. Cohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohn, Theodore H., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

International trade.

International finance.

Physical Description:

xiv, 498 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pearson/Longman, [2005]

Summary:

This up-to-date book provides a balanced, in-depth background to main IPE theoretical approaches, examines IPE issues in historical perspective, and discusses domestic-international linkages. Managing the Global Economy Since World War II: The Institutional Framework; The Realist Perspective; The Liberal Perspective; The Historical Structuralist Perspective; International Monetary Relations; Foreign Debt; Global Trade Relations; Regionalism and Global Trade Regime; Multinational Corporations and Global Production; International Development; Current Trends in the Global Political Economy. Anyone interested in international political economy.

Contents:

PART 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.

Introduction

Managing the global economy since World War II: the institutional framework

PART II. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.

The realist perspective

The liberal perspective

The historical structuralist perspective

PART III. THE ISSUE AREAS.

International monetary relations

Foreign debt and financial crises

Global trade relations

Regionalism and the global trade regime

Multinational corporations and global production

International development

PART IV. CONCLUDING COMMENTS. Current trends in the global political economy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-465) and index.

ISBN:

0321209494

9780321209498

0321269926

9780321269928

OCLC:

54670012