Books in the Routledge Advances in International Political Economy series

This comprehensive analysis of the way in which governments and firms have responded to globalisation examines closely the options available to both, and the historical contexts of the strategic decisions made.

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one of the dominant anxieties of modern society. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars.

This book is invaluable for students and researchers studying the economies of Japan and other East Asian countries as well as all those interested in patterns of boom and recession worldwide.

This book makes a timely and highly stimulating contribution to the discourse on emerging-market multinationals, (EMNCs), as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Europe from emerging countries (especially from the BRICs) continues to grow in significance.

Despite the reversal of Americäs fortune from the triumphalism of the Roaring Nineties to the gloom of the lost decade and the Great Depression, theoretical conceptions of US capitalism have remained surprisingly unchanged. In fact, if the crisis questioned the sustainability of the US capitalist paradigm, it did not fundamentally challenge academic theorization of American political economy.

This book explores the significance of the establishment of the World Trade Organisation. It uncovers a series of discriminatory practices towards developing countries that are embedded in the WTO's legal framework.

This book is invaluable for students and researchers studying the economies of Japan and other East Asian countries as well as all those interested in patterns of boom and recession worldwide.

An innovative and forward-looking volume which challenges conventional thinking regarding the inevitability of globalisation. Essential reading for those interested in the development of and the potential alternatives to globalisation.

Addresses the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) which have mushroomed since 1990s, and considers their potential as a tool for reducing inter and intra-state conflict. This book maps the extant RTAs in the region, analyses the factors which hinder or promote regional trade integration and considers their economic and political impacts.

This book makes an innovative link between classical liberalism and questions of international economic order, surveying the tradition from the era of the Scottish Enlightenment to modern thinkers like Hayek.

Demonstrates the processes underlying the uneven and interconnected development of the world economy by investigating the extent to which rich countries are becoming dependent on the supply of technical professionals from developing countries, the reasons for this reliance, and the beneficiaries of such mobility.

Examines the origins and rise to prominence of the idea of economic growth. This book uses a neo-Gramscian approach to explore the environmental consequences of this paradigm.

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one of the dominant anxieties of modern society. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars.

Examines the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) which have mushroomed since the 1990s, and considers their potential as a tool for reducing inter and intra-state conflict. This book maps the extant RTAs in the region, analyses the factors which hinder or promote regional trade integration and considers their economic and political impacts.

Using a critical theory approach to analyze the globalization of the world economy, this book presents economic globalization as a familiar process that has occurred throughout history.

In this work, the increasing interaction of multinational corporations, international organizations and transnational interest groups, such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International are analyzed in relation to the global political economy.

Using quantitative data, this book addresses internationalisation by focussing on the impact of Foreign Direct Investment and democracy on economic development and the effects of economic internationalisation on democracy.

Examines the ways in which millions of ethnic Chinese in East and Southeast Asian economies organize their economic activities. This book analyses how Chinese capitalism has changed under conditions of contemporary globalization and anticipates what the future holds for it. It also challenges the conventional notion of Chinese capitalism.

This book combines two strands of international political economy; examining how capitalism and democracy shape and are shaped by each other. Although until now considered separately, this path-breaking book proposes an innovative view of a political-economic system that inextricably links the model of capitalism to the type of democracy, where continuation is mutually reinforced.