Global Political Economy

<p>Global Political Economy (GPE) is a broad and varied field of study and draws insight from a great number of fields and approaches. One of the serious problems confronting academics and students is the sheer mass of theories and debates in the field. This textbook provides up-to-date summaries of the debates and approaches that are currently at the forefront of both European and American GPE.</p><p>This new revised and expanded second edition contains updated versions of most of the original chapters. In addition there is a new section entitled ‘Emerging issues in contemporary Global Political Economy (GPE)’ and six new chapters.</p><p>The second edition is structured around three themes: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Part I focuses on the six central concepts of GPE: state firm power labour finance and globalization. Each one of them has been increasingly subjected to a rigorous and critical evaluation in recent scholarship. </li> <p> </p> <li>Part II covers a select number of theories and debates currently at the forefront of GPE: game theory; behavioural economics; neo- sociological and evolutionary institutionalism; neo-Marxism; development and post-development; libidinal economies; and economic constructivism. </li> <p> </p> <li>Part III which is new to this edition is entitled ‘Emerging issues in contemporary Global Political Economy (GPE)’ and focuses on war state and International Political Economy (IPE); race gender and culture; environmental politics; and the rise of China. </li> </ul><p>This is essential reading for all serious scholars and advanced students of IPE.</p>