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Features

• Surveys the main theoretical perspectives in IPE and consistently relates them to practice.
• Puts issues in historical context so students understand recent developments.
• Emphasizes the role of international organizations in managing the global political economy in the 20^th and 21^st century.
• Examines regionalism’s effect on the global political economy.
• Analyzes both economic and security issues and how they are interconnected.
• Clarifies and supports key concepts with numerous tables and figures.
• Help students apply theory to issues with "Considering Theory and Practice" sections and study questions in each chapter.
• Includes a glossary that provides definitions of the key concepts needed to understand IPE.

New To This Edition

• Chapters 1-2 provide an overview of the international economic system and emphasize the increased importance of IPE theory in interpreting contemporary economic events. 
• Chapters 3-5 on theoretical perspectives survey newer approaches in the field, including constructivism, rational choice, feminism, environmentalism, and more. 
• Chapter 6, “International Monetary Relations,” assesses the consequences and future of financial globalization. 
• Chapter 7, “Global Trade Relations,” focuses on the domestic politics of trade and the relationship between trade and the environment. 
• Chapter 8, “Regionalism and the Global Trade Regime,” explores in greater depth whether regional trade agreements restrict or encourage global free trade. 
• Chapter 9, “Multinational Corporations and Global Production,” examines the debate on corporate social responsibility and new developments in foreign investment such as sovereign wealth funds. 
• Chapter 10, “International Development,” includes a new section on microfinance and other “bottom-up” approaches to development. 
• Chapter 11, “Foreign Debt and Financial Crises,” presents detailed analysis of the current global financial crisis and compares it with previous crises. 
• Chapter 12, “Current Trends in the Global Political Economy,” offers an updated discussion of globalization in the context of the current global financial crisis.
• Each chapter now includes a further reading section that identifies important literature in the field.

Table of Contents

PART I. Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Managing the Global Economy since World War II: The Institutional Framework

PART II. Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 3. The Realist Perspective

Chapter 4. The Liberal Perspective

Chapter 5. Critical Perspectives

PART III. The Issue Areas

Chapter 6. International Monetary Relations

Chapter 7. Global Trade Relations

Chapter 8. Regionalism and the Global Trade Regime

Chapter 9. Multinational Corporations and Global Production

Chapter 10. International Development

Chapter 11. Foreign Debt and Financial Crises

PART IV. Concluding Comments

Chapter 12. Current Trends in the Global Political Economy

Previous Edition(s)

• Global Political Economy, 4/E
  Cohn
  ©2008  |  Longman  |  Paper; 448 pp  |  Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 020555380X  |  ISBN-13: 9780205553808
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  Praised for its authoritative coverage of theory and history, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in the broadest global context.

   

  Written by one of the field’s leading scholars, this text helps students understand the fundamental importance of international political economy and make sense of current events in the global economy. Its three areas of focus—globalization, North-North relations, and North-South relations—encourage students to connect theory and history with practice, explore domestic and international economic interactions, and examine the critical relationship between economic and security issues.

   

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• Global Political Economy, 6/E
  Cohn
  ©2012  |  Longman  |  Paper; 448 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205075835  |  ISBN-13: 9780205075836
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  Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in its broadest theoretical context.

   

  This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more fully grasp the connections between key issue areas like trade and development. Written by a leading IPE scholar, Global Political Economy equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.

   

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• Global Political Economy, 6/E
  Cohn
  ©2012  |  Longman  |  Paper; 448 pp  |  Instock
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  Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in its broadest theoretical context.

   

  This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more fully grasp the connections between key issue areas like trade and development. Written by a leading IPE scholar, Global Political Economy equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.

   

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