TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Roy H.
AU  - El-Anis,Imad
AU  - Farrands,Chris
TI  - International political economy in the 21st century: contemporary issues and analyses 
SN  - 9781138808416 (pbk.)
AV  - JZ1318 .S625 2017
U1  - 337 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - International relations
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Globalization
KW  - International economic relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; IntroductionSo what is IPE?The global jigsawStructure of the book1 The origins and core ideas of internationalpolitical economyIntroductionThe sources of IPEIPE as a critique of IRRealist IR and IPELiberal IPEMarxist IPECriticising the mainstream IR approachesThe practical concerns shaping the evolution of IPERefinements of the traditional theoriesNeo-realismNeo-liberalismA neo-neo synthesis?Neo-Marxist theoriesSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading2 Critical approaches to IPEIntroductionCritical theoryConstructivismFeminismPostmodernism/poststructuralismGramscian approaches to IPEGreen thoughtThe new institutional economics: networks of power, networks of exchangeRegulation theory and IPESummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading3 Business and marketing theories and globalbusiness behavioursIntroductionFour key basic ideasThe global business environment and the different legal environments of businessTheories of multinational business behaviour and impactsRegulation and multinational business strategiesPrivate authority and IPEKnowledge as a global commodityInternational business history and case study analysisSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading4 Globalisation and IPEIntroductionThe globalisation debateOrigins of globalisationExpansion of the European systemGlobalisation of trade and financeCorporate globalisationGlobal culture?MediaGlobal environmental degradationMulti-globalisationSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading5 National, international, regional and global governanceIntroductionThe nature of governanceInternational cooperationActorsIssuesSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading6 TradeIntroductionLiberalismRealism/mercantilismStructuralismThe contemporary trade systemRising levels of tradeFree trade agreementsMNCs and tradeCriticisms of tradeTrade theory and modellingSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading7 Global financeIntroductionTwo stories of financial globalisationThe core ingredients of global financeThe growth of a globalised financial system: a little more historyWhat was the 'international debt crisis' and where did it come from?The financial crisis of the 2000sGlobal financial institutionsThe global financial system after the financial crisisSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading8 DevelopmentIntroductionLiberal modernisationThe development problemMillennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development GoalsMajor groupsDevelopment projectsCritical frameworks for rethinking developmentSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading9 EnvironmentIntroductionActors: governmentsActors: multinational corporationsActors: non-governmental organisationsIssues: resource depletionIssues: deforestationIssues: biodiversityIssues: reef systemsIssues: fisheriesIssues: energy securityProcessesSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading10 Technology in the global political economyIntroductionWhat is technology?Technologies as a principal tool of global economic competitionKondratieff cycles and major innovationsOligopoly competition in high-tech sectors: how multinational firms use technology to competeTechnology, work and patterns of global labourLimitations on the role of technologyIntellectual property and technologyTechnology, competition, and mergers and acquisitionsTechnology and the individual person as subject in IPEWho has technology leadership?SummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading11 CultureIntroductionLiberal triumphalismClash of civilisationsAnti-globalisation/structuralist and green thoughtGlobal cultureResistance to cultural hegemonyNon-coercive globalisationSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading12 SecurityIntroductionThe development of 'new' security issuesEmerging issuesSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading13 Migration and labourIntroductionUnderstanding migrationEconomic migrationTechnology and migrationLabour in the twenty-first centuryMigration and multiculturalismHuman security, human rights and migrationGovernmental and non-governmental policy responses to migrationSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading14 HealthIntroductionThe health transitionPeople's Health Movement (PHM)Determinants of healthHealth in the developing worldHealth in the developed worldTechnology and healthSummaryReflective questionsSuggestions for further reading15 Concluding thoughts and remarks

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