Issues and Actors in the Global Political Economy

ISBN-13: 9780230289161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 344 str.

Andre Broome

Opis

A major new text on contemporary global political economy that focuses centrally on key issues and actors. Concise and accessibly written, it provides an ideal introduction to the contemporary dynamics and processes of change in the global political economy.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to International Political Economy 2. Theoretical Perspectives in International Political Economy 3. Contemporary Debates in International Political Economy PART I: ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 4. State Actors 5. International Organizations 6. Club Forums 7. Market Actors 8. Non-Governmental Organizations 9. Everyday Actors PART II: Issues in the Global Political Economy 10. Global Trade 11. Global Money and National Currencies 12. Global Capital Mobility 13. Financial Crises 14. Sovereign Debt 15. Tax and Welfare 16. Global Poverty and Development 17, Resource Competition and Energy 18. The Environment and Climate Change.

O autorze

André Broome is Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Warwick, UK. He has published various articles on global political economy, and is the author of The Currency of Power: The IMF and Monetary Reform in Central Asia (Palgrave Macmillan).