Introduction to International Political Economy

Author: Song Xinning / Chen Yue
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: This book is a systematic discussion of international political economy in China. It primarily introduces the research objects and methods of this emerging interdisciplinary field, analyzes the foreign political and economic behaviors of actors in the international community, as well as the interrelationships and interactions between international politics and international economics. The book systematically examines the historical background and theoretical origins of international political economy, as well as its schools and theories. Based on the Marxist theory of the interrelationship between politics and economics, it elaborates on the mutual influences and interactions between international politics and the world economy, ranging from macro theories to geopolitics, international organizations, international conflicts, as well as international trade, international finance, international investment, and international environmental issues. Therefore, this book serves as both a textbook for university students majoring in international politics and international economics, and an academic monograph in the field of international relations. The book is listed as a key project under the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" of the National Social Science Fund of China.