International Political Economy: Markets and States in a Global Perspective

Author: Li Bin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Economics is always intertwined with politics. Wealth and power are often twin-born. The organizational forms of politics and economics in the contemporary world are the nation-state and the market. The interaction between politics and economics on a global scale is manifested as the interaction between the state and the market, which constitutes the content of international political economy research. In this book, the author analyzes: How the international market system has been shaped and changed globally; The roles played by various countries and classes within it, as well as the distribution of power and wealth under the international market system; The impact of the international market system and its operation on global peace and stability, and the ultimate driving force behind the transformation of the international political economic order; The motivations behind the emergence of international trade systems, monetary and financial systems, and transnational production methods, as well as the inherent power and wealth distribution relationships within them; The dilemmas of developing countries and their possible strategic choices; The evaluation of various development strategies of developing countries, as well as the potential political impacts of their economic development; The dual impacts of economic globalization on states, and the various political economic outcomes that may arise from the measures states take to respond to globalization; The relationship between globalization and international peace and stability; The type of international economic order pursued by countries with different levels of development.