Analyzing the Global Political Economy [Paperback]

Ideally suited to upper-undergraduate and graduate students,Analyzing the Global Political Economycritically assesses the convergence between IPE, comparative political economy, and economics. Andrew Walter and Gautam Sen show that a careful engagement with economics is essential for understanding both contemporary IPE and for analyzing the global political economy. The authors also argue that the deployment of more advanced economic theories should not detract from the continuing importance for IPE of key concepts from political science and international relations. IPE students with little or no background in economics will therefore find this book useful, and economics students interested in political economy will be alerted to the comparative strengths of political science and other social science disciplines.

• A concise look at the foundations of analysis in the political economy of global trade, money, finance, and investment


• Suitable for upper-undergraduate and graduate students with some or no economic background


• Techniques and findings from a range of academic disciplines, including international relations, political science, economics, sociology, and history


• Further reading and useful weblinks including a range of relevant data sources, listed in each chapter

Andrew Walteris senior lecturer in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His latest book isGoverning Finance.Gautam Senis a political risk consultant and former lecturer in politics of the world economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Walter and Sen'sAnalyzing the Global Political Economyis more of an academic text than an assessment of the current crisis but it concisely explains the building blocks of the system and gives a historic and philosophical context to our understanding of its evolution and relevance in today's climatelƒn