Globalisation and Interdependence in the International Political Economy: Rhetoric and Reality

ISBN-13: 9781472514547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 256 str.

R J Barry Jones

Opis

Globalisation and Interdependence in the International Political Economy addresses central developments within the contemporary international system.The notions of interdependence and globalisation that have accompanied the political discourse of 'a new world disorder' are replete with definitional ambiguities, theoretical difficulties and empirical complexities. Barry Jones offers a critical review and analysis of these concepts, their significance and place within the wider debates of international political economy. He argues that contemporary conditions are complex, with regionalising tendencies cross-cutting those of increasing globalisation, and 'national' impulses surviving even in the face of powerful 'internationalising' forces. Future developments, it is concluded, may also be far more uncertain and turbulent than is widely anticipated.Written by a leading authority, this volume is an effective and compelling introduction to the complex study of international political economy.

Spis treści

Preface Section 1: International Interdependence and Globalisation: Definitions and Issues 1. Introduction: interdependence and globalisation in the contemporary international system – dispositions and definitions. 2. International interdependence and globalisation: the political-economic interface. Section 2: International Interdependence and Globalisation: The Political Dimensions 3. Interdependence and globalisation in a world of states 4. Interdependence, globalisation and challenges to the international order Section 3: International Interdependence and Globalisation: The Economic Issues 5. Patterns of economic interdependence 6. Patterns of interconnectedness, interdependence and globalisation – the empirical picture 7. The sources of international economic interdependence and globalisation 8. Globalisation and levels of interdependence 9. The consequences of international interdependence and globalisation Section 4: International Interdependence and Globalisation: Prospects 10. The future of international interdependence and globalisation Select Bibliography Index