International Political Economy In The 21St Century Contemporary Issues And Analyses 2Nd Edition

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Taylor & Francis International Political Economy In The 21St Century Contemporary Issues And Analyses 2Nd Edition by Roy Smith

Understanding of the theories that underpin international political economy (IPE), and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_This is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with an engaging and coherent foundation to the subject. It considers traditional and alternative approaches to IPE, and in doing so elucidates key concepts, assumptions and the intellectual and historical context in which they arose and developed. At all times, it makes clear their relevance to issues from trade, finance and government, to environment, technology, health, labour, security, migration, development and culture. The book encourages independent reflection and critical thinking through a range of in-text guiding features. In addition, each chapter presents theoretical analysis alongside contemporary issues, helping the reader to relate to the real world of IPE and to better understand how theory helps inform interpretation of it._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_New to this edition:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_comprehensively updated to include key coverage of the post-2015 framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the financial crisis and international government responses - successful or otherwise - to recent challenges;_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_fully updated data, reflective questions, recommended readings, concept and example boxes, and illustrations; _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_new chapters on health, migration and labour;_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_additional coverage of trade theories and key contemporary issues, such as national versus human security, economic versus human development and illegal networks in global trade._x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ So what is IPE?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The global jigsaw_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Structure of the book_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 1 The origins and core ideas of international_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ political economy_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The sources of IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ IPE as a critique of IR_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Realist IR and IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Liberal IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Marxist IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Criticising the mainstream IR approaches_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The practical concerns shaping the evolution of IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Refinements of the traditional theories_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Neo-realism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Neo-liberalism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ A neo-neo synthesis?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Neo-Marxist theories_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 2 Critical approaches to IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Critical theory_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Constructivism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Feminism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Postmodernism/poststructuralism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Gramscian approaches to IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Green thought_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The new institutional economics: networks of power, networks of exchange_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Regulation theory and IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 3 Business and marketing theories and global_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ business behaviours_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Four key basic ideas_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The global business environment and the different legal environments of business_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Theories of multinational business behaviour and impacts_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Regulation and multinational business strategies_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Private authority and IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Knowledge as a global commodity_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ International business history and case study analysis_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 4 Globalisation and IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The globalisation debate_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Origins of globalisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Expansion of the European system_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Globalisation of trade and finance_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Corporate globalisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Global culture?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Media_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Global environmental degradation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Multi-globalisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 5 National, international, regional and global governance_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The nature of governance_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ International cooperation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Actors_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 6 Trade_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Liberalism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Realism/mercantilism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Structuralism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The contemporary trade system_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Rising levels of trade_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Free trade agreements_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ MNCs and trade_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Criticisms of trade_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Trade theory and modelling_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 7 Global finance_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Two stories of financial globalisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The core ingredients of global finance_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The growth of a globalised financial system: a little more history_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ What was the 'international debt crisis' and where did it come from?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The financial crisis of the 2000s_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Global financial institutions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The global financial system after the financial crisis_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 8 Development_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Liberal modernisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The development problem_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Major groups_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Development projects_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Critical frameworks for rethinking development_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 9 Environment_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Actors: governments_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Actors: multinational corporations_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Actors: non-governmental organisations_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: resource depletion_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: deforestation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: biodiversity_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: reef systems_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: fisheries_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Issues: energy security_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Processes_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 10 Technology in the global political economy_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ What is technology?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technologies as a principal tool of global economic competition_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Kondratieff cycles and major innovations_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Oligopoly competition in high-tech sectors: how multinational firms use technology to compete_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technology, work and patterns of global labour_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Limitations on the role of technology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Intellectual property and technology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technology, competition, and mergers and acquisitions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technology and the individual person as subject in IPE_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Who has technology leadership?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 11 Culture_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Liberal triumphalism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Clash of civilisations_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Anti-globalisation/structuralist and green thought_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Global culture_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Resistance to cultural hegemony_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Non-coercive globalisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 12 Security_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The development of 'new' security issues_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Emerging issues_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 13 Migration and labour_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Understanding migration_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Economic migration_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technology and migration_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Labour in the twenty-first century_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Migration and multiculturalism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Human security, human rights and migration_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Governmental and non-governmental policy responses to migration_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 14 Health_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The health transition_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ People's Health Movement (PHM)_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Determinants of health_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Health in the developing world_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Health in the developed world_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Technology and health_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Summary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reflective questions_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Suggestions for further reading_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 15 Concluding thoughts and remarks_x000D_