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Format:
Paperback
528 pp.
9 figures; 27 tables, 7" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199009688

Copyright Year:
2016

Imprint: OUP Canada


International Political Economy

Edited by Greg Anderson and Christopher J. Kukucha

Offering a balance of political science theory and economic fundamentals, this comprehensive introduction to international political economy examines theories, history, institutions, and topical analysis from a wide range of Canadian experts in the field.

Readership : Second- and third-year introductory survey courses in international political economy at universities.

Reviews

  • "This book introduces a wide range of theoretical perspectives, which is not usually found in similar textbooks in IPE... I like the fact that the book is authored by Canadian scholars, who offer a uniquely Canadian perspective to some of the pressing issues in the field."
    --Xiaojun Li, University of British Columbia

  • "This text provides a self-conscious understanding of the discipline of IPE that will prove useful to students trying to understand what precisely IPE is and how it differs from other approaches."
    --Ray Silvius, University of Winnipeg

Preface
Contributors
Part One: IPE Perspectives
1. Greg Anderson and Christopher J. Kukucha: Back to the Future: IPE and the Evolution of Global Politics
2. Axel Hülsemeyer: Traditional Theories
3. Rob Aitken: Theoretical Challengers: Post-Positivist Methods in IPE
4. Siobhan Byrne: Gender, Feminism, and the Global Political Economy
Part Two: Economic Fundamentals
5. Eric Helleiner: History and Ideological Change in the Global Political Economy
6. Mark R. Brawley: To Trade or Not to Trade? The Political Economy of International Exchange
7. David Dodge: Monetary Policy Forty Years On
Part Three: Rules, Norms, and Governance: An International Society?
8. Stephen Clarkson, Isabel Duchesne, and Amy Tieu: The Transnational Corporation: Controversial Dynamo of the Global Economy
9. Jacqueline Best: The World Bank and International Development: Redefining Poverty as Social Risk
10. Robert Wolfe: Reshaping the Trading System after the Doha Round
11. Gilbert Gagné: The World Trading Regime and Dispute Settlement
Part Four: Regionalism
12. Lori Thorlakson: European Union
13. Geoffrey Hale: North America: Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back?
14. Jennifer Y.J. Hsu: Japan and China: The Role of the State in Regional Dynamics
15. Adam Sneyd: African Political Economies Beyond 2015: Diversity, Growth, Partnership, and Poverty
Part Five: Levels of Analysis
16. Hans J. Michelmann: Constituent Diplomacy in Federal Countries
17. Trevor W. Harrison: A Tale of Two (Global) Cities: London, New York, and the Rise of Finance Capital
18. Laura Macdonald and Jeffrey Ayres: Civil Society and International Political Economy
19. Anil Hira: Understanding Industrial Policy
Part Six: Issues in the Twenty-first Century
20. Patrick Leblond: The Global Financial Crisis
21. Michael Howlett and Jeremy Rayner: Improving Global Natural Resource and Environmental Regimes: Policy Failures in Weak Governance Complexes
22. Monica Gattinger and Rafael Aguirre: The Shale Revolution and Canada-United States Energy Relations: Game Changer or Déjà Vu All Over Again?
23. David Black and Katelynn Northam: Mega-Events and "Bottom-up" Development: Beyond Window Dressing
24. Ellen Gutterman: Corruption in the Global Economy
25. Yasmeen Abu-Laban: The Political Economy of International Migration and the Canadian Example
Glossary
Index

E-Book ISBN 9780199009695

Greg Anderson is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Dr Anderson completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins University before moving to Canada; his main research areas include Canada-US relations, international trade and finance, and US foreign economic policy. He was a policy analyst in the office of the United States Trade Representative from 2000-2002 and he has written extensively on North American economic integration and international trade disputes. He is co-editor with Brian Bow of Regional Governance in Post-NAFTA North America (Routledge, 2014) and with Christopher Sands on Forgotten Partnership Redux (Cambria, 2011).

Christopher Kukucha is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. His main research areas include Canadian foreign policy, international political economy, and Canadian federalism. Dr Kukucha is co-editor with Dr Duane Bratt on OUP Canada's Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy: Classic Debates and New Ideas, and has published numerous articles and chapters on the provinces and international trade, as well as a book entitled The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy (UBC Press, 2008). He is past president of the International Studies Association Canada.

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Special Features

  • A comprehensive interdisciplinary approach combines both political science and economics for a well-rounded introduction to IPE.
  • Expert contributors offer Canadian perspectives in a global field of study, giving students first-hand insight into the discipline and practice of IPE.
  • Distinctive six-part structure reflects how the course is taught - guiding students through theory, economic fundamentals, governance, regional coverage, levels of analysis, and twenty-first century issues.
  • Balances traditional and contemporary theories to give students a strong foundation for future study.
  • Cutting-edge analysis of evolving topics - including the role of sub-federal governments in the global economy (Ch. 16), the impact of global cities on contemporary capitalism (Ch 17), and the influence of civil society on the practice and study of global politics (Ch. 18) - offers students a well-rounded and up-to-date introduction to the field.