Perspectives on International Political Economy The first chapter of the text deals with the fundamental nature of international political economy (IPE) and some analytical issues related to its multidimensional character. Chapters 2 through 4 are the core chapters of the text that explore the history and policies associated with the three dominant IPE perspectives‚ namely economic liberalism‚ mercantilism‚ and structuralism. These theoretical tools are useful in understanding many political‚ economic
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political economy‚ branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state‚ using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics‚ political science‚ and sociology. The term political economy is derived from the Greek polis‚ meaning “city” or “state‚” and oikonomos‚ meaning “one who manages a household or estate.” Political economy thus can be understood as the study of how a country—the public’s household—is managed
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What is Political economy? * No widespread agreement of what; but understood in three ways- those who see PE as an interaction of existing disciplines‚ those who see it as a set of questions‚ and those who see it as a method of analysis: Interaction of existing disciplines: * Starting point is that as capitalism develops politics and econ becoming increasingly interdependent. * Not only interdependence of domestic pol and national econ but also international pol and global econ
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as an inherent part of human nature in a constructive way‚ guided by reason. Liberalism considers competition as an advantage for economy and economy activities. That kind of competition is called “the invisible hand” by Adam Smith‚ who describes it as the responsible for promoting the common good within a society‚ and the factor which guide economy to success. Economy activities are motivated by self-interests of consumers‚ and competition regulates these activities in order to prevent catastrophic
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Robert Keohane‚ international relations theorist In its contemporary meaning‚ political economy refers to different‚ but related‚ approaches to studying economic and related behaviours‚ ranging from the combination of economics with other fields to the use of different‚ fundamental assumptions that challenge earlier economic assumptions: Political economy most commonly refers to interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics‚ sociology‚ and political science in explaining how political institutions
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An essay on Robert Gilpin “The Nature of Political Economy” This chapter introduces differences and similarities between politics and economics. Both of them affect one another. In another hand‚ politicians and economists have different ideas and consumptions about the same facts. Also‚ they choose different ways of analysis. Moreover‚ Mr. Gilpin talks about the importance of the understanding the nature of political economy. In today’s rapidly changing world‚ where globalization takes place and
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market. This report discusses that what effect from the Indian political economy make to the FDI. The political economy The political economy is include the political system‚ the economic system and legal system‚ they not only will make effect to the FDI‚ but they also affect each other. The economic development must rely on the government to provide some economic environment with suitable political and legal. However the political and legal are part of the superstructure which determined by the
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Critical Review of Theoretical Approaches to Global Political Economy This paper will outline the different theoretical approaches to GPE‚ by critically reviewing three articles on international political economy‚ globalisation and strategic interests. The articles chosen for the study are as follows: 1. Greenwold‚ Stephen (1999). ‘Strategic Interests and International Political Economy’‚ New Political Economy‚ 4 (1)‚ 97-112. 2. Krugman‚ Paul (1994). ‘Competitiveness: A Dangerous Obsession’
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CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION 05 • THE CURRENT GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 06 IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE NATIONAL DEVELOPEMENT IN THE SOUTH 07 • IMPERIALISM AND GLOBALIZATION 08 • SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACT 07 • POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL IMPACT 07 CONCLUSION 09 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 EXPLANATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS Political Economy Political economy originally was the term for studying production‚ buying
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What is International Political Economy? An excerpt from an article by Michael Veseth. What is IPE? International Political Economy (IPE) is the rapidly developing social science field of study that attempts to understand international and global problems using an eclectic interdisciplinary array of analytical tools and theoretical perspectives. IPE is a field that thrives on the process that Joseph Schumpeter called "creative destruction." The growing prominence of IPE as a field of study
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