The Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics

Edition

1st edition

Published

2004

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN-13

9780333689639

ISBN-10

0333689631

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Language

English

This new text on global political economy provides a uniquely ranging historical account of the emergence of a worldwide economy since the 15th century combined with a systematic analysis of international political economy today. The book is theoretically informed but, unlike many books in its field, it introduces a range of approaches and shows how these can be applied and how useful they are in tackling--key issues from trade, production, and finance to social divisions, development, and the environment. It concludes by considering global governance and how markets can be regulated to meet human purposes in an increasingly global economy.