Global political economy : theory and practice
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Theodore COHN and Anil HIRA. Global political economy : theory and practice. 9th edition. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025, xxx, 450p. + online resource, e-book.
Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in broad theoretical context, equally emphasizing theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.Andy Hira updates this essential book and the related instructor and student resources, to cover recent global developments and shifts in scholarship.New and updated for the Ninth Edition Provides an economics primer on how markets, interest, and exchange rates work, comparative advantage, and monetary and fiscal policy; and material on getting a job in political economy. Includes the basic tenets of realism. Expands coverage on China, including on bipolarity/U.S. relations, security-economic tradeoffs, Taiwan, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the failure of TPP. Discusses Russia's invasion of Ukraine and builds on the material on sanctions. Investigates the effects of the pandemic, including post-pandemic inflation. Explores critical approaches to IR and different theoretical perspectives, and gives more weight to the Global South, including postcolonialism and intersectionality. Focuses more on climate change and the environment, technological advances, and migration.
Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in broad theoretical context, equally emphasizing theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.Andy Hira updates this essential book and the related instructor and student resources, to cover recent global developments and shifts in scholarship.New and updated for the Ninth Edition Provides an economics primer on how markets, interest, and exchange rates work, comparative advantage, and monetary and fiscal policy; and material on getting a job in political economy. Includes the basic tenets of realism. Expands coverage on China, including on bipolarity/U.S. relations, security-economic tradeoffs, Taiwan, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the failure of TPP. Discusses Russia's invasion of Ukraine and builds on the material on sanctions. Investigates the effects of the pandemic, including post-pandemic inflation. Explores critical approaches to IR and different theoretical perspectives, and gives more weight to the Global South, including postcolonialism and intersectionality. Focuses more on climate change and the environment, technological advances, and migration.