Handbook on critical political economy and public policy / edited by Christoph Scherrer (Professor Emeritus of Globalization and Politics, Department of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany), Ana Garcia (Assistant Professor of International Relations, Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Professor, Graduate Program in Social Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Joscha Wullbeber (Heisenberg Professor of Politics, Transformation and Sustainability, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scherrer, Christoph, editor.

Garcia, Ana, editor.

Wullbeber, Joscha, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Handbooks of research on public policy

Handbooks of research on public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Political aspects.

Economics.

Economic policy.

Law and economics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This comprehensive and stimulating Handbook examines the contribution of political economy to public policy. It provides an overview of several strands of critical political economy, supported by case studies from OECD countries, Latin America, South Africa, and South and East Asia. With discussions on key theories of political economy, the Handbook introduces cultural and feminist political economies, engaging critically with ordoliberalism and New Public Management. Chapters feature discussions on political economic approaches to the global division of labor, financialization and dispossession in Latin America, ecological perspectives on sustainability in China, global exploitation chains in agriculture, and postcolonial criticisms of economic development. The Handbook concludes with an exploration of the relationship between political economy and social policy, global health, and public policies. Providing a combination of critical engagement with the various theories of political economy and their application to key economic policies, this will be essential reading for students and academics in comparative politics, economics and finance, international relations, political economy, public policy, and political science. Policymakers interested in addressing socially and environmentally unsustainable practices will also find this an illuminating and informative resource"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook on Critical Political Economy and Public Policy / Christoph Scherrer, Ana Garcia and Joscha Wullweber

Part I. Theories of political economy with public policy implications

2. Plurality of political economy approaches to the global division of labor / Christoph Scherrer

3. The cultural political economy approach to public policy / Bob Jessop and Ngai-Ling Sum

4. Institutionalist, regulationist and dependency approaches to transition countries' economic policies / Joachim Becker

5. COVID-19 and the gender dilemma: blind spots in both macroeconomics and feminist economics / Brigitte Young

6. Ordoliberalism's advice for economic policymaking / Pavlos Roufos

7. What is neoliberal about new public management? / Sahil Jai Dutta, Samuel Knafo and Ian Lovering

Part II. Methods

8. Historical-materialist policy analysis of climate change policies / Etienne Schneider, Alina Brad, Ulrich Brand, Mathias Krams and Valerie Lenikus

9. Beyond methodological Fordism: the case for incorporated comparisons / Alexander Gallas

Part III. Environment

10. Land grabbing, financialization and dispossession in the 21st century: new and old forms of land control in Latin America / Karina Kato and Sergio Leite

11. Extractive economies and public policies: critical perspectives from Latin America / Bruno Milanez and Ana Garcia

12. Ecological perspectives on sustainability in China / Lau Kin Chi

13. Looking south: megaprojects, borders and (in)mobilities / Ana Esther Ceceña and Sergio Prieto Díaz

Part IV. Finance

14. Challenges for monetary policies in the 21st century: financial crises and shadow banking / Joscha Wullweber

15. Governance of the eurozone in the face of transnational crises dynamics / Hans-Jürgen Bieling

16. Chinese capitalism and the global economic order: the impact of China's rise on global economic regulation / Jenny Simon

17. Taming dollarization hysteresis: evidence from post-socialist countries / Ia Eradze

Part V. Labour

18. Global exploitation chains in agriculture / Praveen Jha and Paris Yeros

19. The development of labor policies in China: from passive revolution to eroding hegemony / Elaine Sio-ieng Hui

20. The political economy of minimum wage policies / Hansjörg Herr

21. Just transitions: a historical relations analysis / Dimitris Stevis

Part VI. Taxation

22. Critical political economy of taxation / Hanna Lierse

23. Global tax governance / Matti Ylönen and Lauri Finér

24. Globalization, international tax policy and the OECD / Lyne Latulippe

Part VII. Trade and economic development

25. Postcolonial critique of economic development / Aram Ziai

26. Economic cycles and rural policies in the People's Republic of China / Sit Tsui, Yan Xiaohui, He Zhixiong and Wen Tiejun

27. Trade and investment agreements from a critical international political economy perspective / Luciana Ghiotto

28. South Africa's failed privatization, commercialization and deregulation of network infrastructure / Greg Ruiters and Patrick Bond

Part VIII. Welfare

29. Care in global value chains / Christa Wichterich

30. The cultural political economy of housing policy in the era of the Islamist Justice and Development Party in Turkey / Ismail Doga Karatepe

31. The financialization of social policy: an overview / Lena Lavinas, Lucas Bressan, Pedro Rubin and Ana Carolina Cordilha

32. The political economy of global health and public policies / Jameson Martins and Deisy de Freitas Lima Ventura

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800373785 (e-book)

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Restricted for use by site license.