Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in its broadest theoretical context―now updated to cover the continuing global economic crisis and regional relationships and impacts.

This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more fully grasp the connections between key issue areas like trade and development. Written by a leading IPE scholar, Global Political Economy equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.

New to this edition:

• Pays more attention to the global economic crisis of 2007-8 and and the continuing European sovereign debt crisis, including their implications for changing relationships (e.g., between the US, the European Union, and China) in the global economy.

• Chapter 3 includes new material differentiating between the terms neomercantilism, realism, mercantilism, and economic nationalism, bringing the text more up to date within the literature.

• Devotes more attention to the use of natural resources (e.g., oil) as a bargaining chip in IPE.

• Offers a fuller discussion of critical perspectives.

• Adds to the theory of regional integration in Chapter 9.

• Presents a more thoroughgoing discussion of feminism and environmentalism.

• Test Bank and PowerPoint slides are provided to professors on a companion Website.