Book Series
Routledge Advances in International Political Economy
New & Published Titles:
Contested Capitalism
The political origins of financial institutions
This book examines the political origins of financial institutions across fifteen developed democracies, with focused case studies on the US, France, Japan, Austria, and Germany.
The…
read moreSeptember 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-54734-5 (Routledge)
Regional Trade Integration and Conflict Resolution
This volume addresses the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) which have mushroomed since the 1990s, and considers their potential as a tool for reducing…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-47673-7 (Routledge)
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Economic Globalisation as Religious War
Tragic Convergence
Using a critical theory approach to analyze the globalization of the world economy, this provocative and topical new book presents economic globalization not as a…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47963-9 (Routledge)
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The World Bank and Africa
The Construction of Governance States
Shortlisted for the Inaugural International Political Economy Group annual book prize, 2006.
An incisive exploration of the interventions of the World Bank in severely indebted African… read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45983-9 (Routledge)
Welfare, Right and the State
A Framework for Thinking
This book develops a creative theoretical framework for understanding the welfare state: the theory of the state and the idea of welfare connected to autonomy.
Written…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77199-3 (Routledge)
Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era
Towards a Hybrid Capitalism
Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era examines the dynamic ways in which millions of ethinic Chinese in East and Southeast Asian economies organize their economic… read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40858-5 (Routledge)
Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy and Development
Assessing Contours, Correlates and Concomitants of Globalization
The effects of globalization on economy and society are highly contested subjects in academic and political arenas. This study brings an empirical perspective to the… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-25054-2 (Routledge)
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America's Trade Policy Towards Japan
Demanding Results
In a few years, the United States has gone from worrying about Japan's economic might to worrying about its meltdown. The rise and fall of… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29832-2 (Routledge)
Technology, Governance and Political Conflict in International Industries
This book makes an important theoretical contribution to our understanding of international institutions by exploring conceptually and empirically the impact of technology on the governance… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-27009-0 (Routledge)
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Rethinking International Organisation
Deregulation and Global Governance
The function of the state as a symbol of identity has become increasingly important as major powers of the pre-Cold War era have given way… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-19540-9 (Routledge)
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Forthcoming Titles:
Economic Growth, the Environment and International Relations: The Growth Paradigm
By Stephen J. Purdey
To be published January 4th 2010