Global Political Economy: Contemporary Theories (Routledge Ripe Studies in Global Political Economy)

What are the cutting edge debates in global political economy? This book presents an invaluable overview of all the major contemporary debates and approaches at the forefront of European and North American global political economy. The book covers the following topics:\* the six central concepts of global political economy: state, firm, capital, power, labour and globalisation\* theories at the frorefront of GPE: rational choice, neo-institutionalism, neo-Marxism, constructivism and postmodernity\* recent developments in theoretical approaches such as game theory, modern rational and public choice theory, development theory, historical sociology\* how global political economy is best understood in terms of three traditions of political economy: Marxism, rationalism and hermeneutics/institutionalismNo other book provides such succinct summaries, by international experts in the field, of such topical and wide-ranging issues. This book represents an essential textbook, ideal for students and lecturers in International Political Economy and International Relations. New Trends In Global Political Theory / Ronen Palan -- Structuring The Political Arena / Philip G. Cerny -- Approaching The Organisation Of Economic Activity In The Age Of Cross-border Alliance Capitalism / Richard Phillips -- Use And Misuse Of Power Analysis In International Theory / Stefano Guzzini -- Captial Accumulation / Jonathan Nitzan And Shimshon Bichler -- Labour And Ipe / Robert O'brien -- Globalisation Trend Or Project? / Philip Mcmichael -- Game Theory / Lisa J. Carlson -- New Institutionalism And International Relations / Hendrik Spruyt -- Globalization And Theories Of Regulation / Michael Dunford -- Transnational Historical Materialism / Henk Overbeek -- Nebbish Presence / Anna Leander -- Trends In Development Theory / Jan Naderveen Pieterse -- Constructivist Underpinnings Of The New International Political Economy / Ronen Palan -- Historical Sociology And Global Transformation / Martin Shaw -- Global Passions Within Global Interests / L.h.m. Ling. Edited By Ronen Palan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. What are the cutting-edge debates in global political economy? This book presents an overview of all the major contemporary debates and approaches at the forefront of European and North American global political economy. The authors cover issues of: the six central concepts of global political economy - state, firm, capital, power, labour and globalization; theories at the forefront of GPE - from rational choice, neo-institutionalism, neo-Marxism, and constructivism to postmodernity; developments in theoretical approaches such as game theory, modern rational and public choice theory, development theory and historical sociology; how global political economy is best understood in terms of three traditions of political economy - Marxism, rationalism and hermeneutics/institutionalism; and whether global political economy is best understood in terms of three traditions of political economy - Marxism, rationalism and hermeneutics/institutionalism An overview of the cutting-edge debates and approaches at the forefront of European and North American global political economy. The text aims to provide succinct summaries of topical, wide-ranging issues and controversies such as rational choice, neo-Marxism, globalization and development theory Provides an overview of new ideas and theories of international political economy. Re-introducing evolutionary economics, Marxian political economy, and institutionalism, breaks the conceptional boundaries between politics and economics or the State and firms The text aims to provide succinct summaries of topical, wide-ranging issues and controversies, presenting a compact guide which should be of use to students and lecturers in IPE and international relations The social sciences rarely conform to the public's image of ivory towers inhabited by lightly intoxicated academics engaged in ponderous debates.