Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics

O'Brien, Robert; Williams, Marc

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0230006698 ISBN 13: 9780230006690

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

This popular and successful text provides a comprehensive introduction to the global political economy of today, set in a broad historical context. It introduces an unusually wide range of theoretical approaches and highlights how useful they are in tackling key issues--from trade, production and finance to social divisions, development and the environment. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout with the addition of additional chapters on gender, on ideas and information, and on key issues and debates for 21st century IPE.

L'autore:

ROBERT O'BRIEN holds the LIUNA Enrico Henry Mancinelli Professorship in Global Labour Issues and is the Acting Director of the Institute of Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University, Canada. He has published books and articles on the subjects of international trade, global labour issues, social movements and international economic institutions, global social policy.

MARC WILLIAMS is Professor of International Relations, University of New South Wales, Australia. His research focuses on global environmental politics, social movements, and global economic governance.

Product Description:

Book by OBrien Robert Williams Marc