Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics

Published

2010

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN-13

9780230241213

ISBN-10

0230241212

Pages

523

Format

Paperback

Language

English

After a period in which the global economy appeared prosperous and stable, the first decade of the 21st century has witnessed a financial and economic crisis that is reshaping the landscape of global political economy. The third edition of this highly popular and widely used text takes full account of the crisis, while continuing to provide a concise and historically grounded introduction to global political economy. The authors first trace the evolution of the global economy, from its roots in the fifteenth century, through the Industrial Revolution, and to the post 1945 world order. They then proceed to explore in more detail the dynamics of today's global political economy, providing systematic coverage of the key spheres of activity, from trade, production and finance to social divisions, development, the environment, ideas, governance and - new to this edition - security. Lucid, engaging and authoritative, Global Political Economy introduces an unusually wide range of theoretical approaches, moving beyond a traditional three-paradigm perspective to show how these theories can be applied and how useful they are in tackling key issues and developments. --Book Jacket.