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The first and definitive book of its kind, Joan Spero's The Politics of International Economic Relations has been fully updated to reflect the sweeping changes in the international arena. With the expertise of co-author Jeffrey Hart, the fifth edition strengthens the coverage of political and economic relations since the end of the Cold War, economic polarization in developing nations and the roots of economic decline in centrally planned economies. A new chapter on industrial policy and competitiveness debates further illustrates the changing dynamics of International Political Economy. Ideal as a supplement to the International Relations course or as the core text in International Political Economy, Spero and Hart's The Politics of International Economic Relations continues to give students the breadth and depth of scholarship needed to understand the politics of world economy.
The international economy since 1945 has endured dramatic changes in its balance of power, from the early period of prosperity for industrialised nations, to the 2008/9 global crisis. In this volume Catherine Schenk outlines these huge changes, examines how the world’s economic leaders have tried to organise and influence the international economy and presents the key frameworks in which international economic relations have developed. Focusing on the pattern of international trade, international investment and the changing organisation of the international monetary system, this volume takes a chronological approach of key time-frames, and shows how policy has impacted the balance of the i...
This book provides the students with the range of analytical skills needed to understand international economic and financial problems in a policy setting. It focuses on specific international trade and financial policies and business transactions using analytical tools from economics, political science, law and business. Readers come to understand the peculiarities and fundamentals of trade in goods and services, as well as cross-border capital flow, and study the methods by which private actors and government officials develop policies in the areas of international trade and finance.
This edition strengthens the coverage of political and economic relations since the end of the Cold War, and economic decline in centrally planned economies. It includes a new chapter on industrial policy and competitiveness.