Introduction to International Political Economy -- 21st Century International Politics Series Textbooks

Author: Song Xinning, Chen Yue
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book primarily introduces the research objects and methods of international political economy, an emerging interdisciplinary field. It analyzes the foreign political and economic behaviors of actors in the international community, as well as the interrelationships and interactions between international politics and the international economy. The book systematically examines the historical background and theoretical origins of international political economy, as well as its schools and theories. It is the first comprehensive domestic work systematically discussing international political economy. The book introduces the research objects and methods of this emerging interdisciplinary field, analyzes the foreign political and economic behaviors of actors in the international community, and explores the interrelationships and interactions between international politics and the international economy. It systematically analyzes the historical background and theoretical origins of international political economy, as well as its schools and theories. Based on Marxist theory on the interrelationship between politics and economics, the book 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 specific areas such 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 included in the National Social Science Fund "Nineteen-Ninety-Five" Key Project Plan.