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International political economy R. Falkner IR3 026, 2790 026 2011

Undergraduate study in Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences

This guide was prepared for the University of London International Programmes by: R. Falkner, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science.

This is one of a series of subject guides publishedby the University. We regret that due to  pressure of work the author is unable to enter intoany correspondence relating to, or arising from, the guide. If you have any comments on this s ubject guide, favourable or unfavourable, please use the form at the back of this guide.


CONTENTS:



Introduction ...................................... ................................................... ................... 1

Aims ............................................................................................................................. 1

Learning outcomes ........................................................................................................ 1

The structure of this guide ............................................................................................. 2

How to use this guide .................................................................................................... 3

Reading advice .............................................................................................................. 3

Essential reading ........................................................................................................... 3

Recommended reading .................................................................................................. 4

Further reading .............................................................................................................. 4

Online study resources ................................................................................................... 4

The examination ............................................................................................................ 6

Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 1: Globalisation in international politicaleconomy ................................. 9

Aims ............................................................................................................................. 9

Learning outcomes ........................................................................................................ 9

Essential reading ........................................................................................................... 9

Recommended reading .................................................................................................. 9

Further reading ............................................................................................................. 9

Website ....................................................................................................................... 10

Introduction: the economic factor in international relations ........................................... 10

The concept of globalisation ........................................................................................ 11

How new is globalisation? ........................................................................................... 13

Globalisation and its discontents.................................................................................. 14

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 16

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 16

Part I: Theories of international political economy.............................................. 17

Chapter 2: Mercantilism and economic nationalism ........................................... 19

Aims ..........................................................................................................................19

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 19

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 19

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 19

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 20

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 20

Early forms of mercantilism .......................................................................................... 20

Nineteenth-century mercantilism: Hamilton and List ..................................................... 22

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 25

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 26

Chapter 3: Classical liberalism and neo-liberalism .............................................. 27

Aims ..........................................................................................................................27

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 27

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 27

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 27

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 27

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 28

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Classical liberalism ...................................................................................................... 28

Free trade liberalism .................................................................................................... 29

Twentieth-century liberal theory ................................................................................... 31

The concept of interdependence .................................................................................. 31

The rise of international institutions and regimes .......................................................... 32

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 33

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 33

Chapter 4: Imperialism, dependency and neo-Marxism ....................................... 35

Aims ...........................................................................................................................35

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 35

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 35

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 35

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 35

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 36

Karl Marx and Marxism................................................................................................ 36

Lenin and the theory of imperialism ............................................................................. 37

Dependency theory and underdevelopment .................................................................. 39

Contemporary neo-Marxist theory ................................................................................ 40

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 41

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 42

Part II: Structures, issues and actors ............................................................... ...... 43

Chapter 5: The international trade system ........................................................... 4 5

Aims ...........................................................................................................................45

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 45

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 45

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 45

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 45

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 46

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 46

Theories of trade ......................................................................................................... 46

The creation of the GATT ............................................................................................. 48

Trade liberalisation under the GATT and the rise of the ‘new protectionism’ .................. 49

From the creation of the WTO to the Doha Round ........................................................ 51

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 53

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 53

Chapter 6: The global financial and monetary order ........................................... 55

Aims ...........................................................................................................................55

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 55

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 55

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 55

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 55

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 56

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 56

The rise and decline of the Bretton Woods system ........................................................ 57

Global monetary order after Bretton Woods ................................................................. 59

The IMF and international debt crises .......................................................................... 60

Managing financial crises: the 1997 Asian crisis and the 2008 global crisis ................... 61

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 63

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 63

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Contents

iii

Chapter 7: Economic development ...................................................................... 65

Aims ...........................................................................................................................65

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 65

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 65

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 65

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 65

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 66

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 66

Poverty and inequality: key indicators ........................................................................... 67

Evolution of development thinking ............................................................................... 68

The Washington Consensus and beyond ...................................................................... 69

The developmental debate today ................................................................................. 70

The World Bank and international aid .......................................................................... 71

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 72

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 72

Chapter 8: Multinational corporations ............................................................... . 73

Aims ...........................................................................................................................73

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 73

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 73

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 73

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 73

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 74

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 74

Multinational production and foreign investment in a global economy .......................... 75

The rise of the global firm ............................................................................................ 75

Power shift? State–firms relations in flux ...................................................................... 77

Governing global firms: national and international rules ............................................... 78

Case study: the Multilateral Agreement on Investment ................................................ 79

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 80

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 80

Chapter 9: Environmental protection .................................................................. . 81

Aims ...........................................................................................................................81

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 81

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 81

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 81

Further reading ............................................................................................................ 81

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 82

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 82

Differing perspectives on environmentalism .................................................................. 83

Early history of international environmental politics ...................................................... 84

From the 1992 Rio ‘Earth Summit’ to the 2002 Johannesburg Summit and beyond ....... 85

The concept of sustainable development ...................................................................... 86

The challenge of climate change .................................................................................. 87

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 88

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 89

Chapter 10: Regionalism in a global economy ..................................................... 91

Aims ...........................................................................................................................91

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 91

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 91

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 91

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Further reading ........................................................................................................... 91

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 92

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 92

Explaining regionalism ................................................................................................. 93

The European Union .................................................................................................... 94

Regionalism in the Americas and Asia .......................................................................... 95

Regional trade agreements and the WTO: conflict or compatibility? .............................. 96

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 97

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 97

Chapter 11: Conclusion: the political economy of international relations .......... 99

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 99

Appendix 1: Sample examination paper ............................................................ 103

Advice on answering examination questions .............................................................. 104

Appendix 2: Full reading and resource list ......................................................... 10 5

Essential reading ....................................................................................................... 105

Recommended reading .............................................................................................. 105

Further reading .......................................................................................................... 1



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International political economy R. Falkner IR3 026, 2790 026 2011

Undergraduate study in Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences

This guide was prepared for the University of London International Programmes by: R. Falkner, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science.

This is one of a series of subject guides publishedby the University. We regret that due to  pressure of work the author is unable to enter intoany correspondence relating to, or arising from, the guide. If you have any comments on this s ubject guide, favourable or unfavourable, please use the form at the back of this guide.


CONTENTS:



Introduction ...................................... ................................................... ................... 1

Aims ............................................................................................................................. 1

Learning outcomes ........................................................................................................ 1

The structure of this guide ............................................................................................. 2

How to use this guide .................................................................................................... 3

Reading advice .............................................................................................................. 3

Essential reading ........................................................................................................... 3

Recommended reading .................................................................................................. 4

Further reading .............................................................................................................. 4

Online study resources ................................................................................................... 4

The examination ............................................................................................................ 6

Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 1: Globalisation in international politicaleconomy ................................. 9

Aims ............................................................................................................................. 9

Learning outcomes ........................................................................................................ 9

Essential reading ........................................................................................................... 9

Recommended reading .................................................................................................. 9

Further reading ............................................................................................................. 9

Website ....................................................................................................................... 10

Introduction: the economic factor in international relations ........................................... 10

The concept of globalisation ........................................................................................ 11

How new is globalisation? ........................................................................................... 13

Globalisation and its discontents.................................................................................. 14

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 16

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 16

Part I: Theories of international political economy.............................................. 17

Chapter 2: Mercantilism and economic nationalism ........................................... 19

Aims ..........................................................................................................................19

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 19

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 19

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 19

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 20

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 20

Early forms of mercantilism .......................................................................................... 20

Nineteenth-century mercantilism: Hamilton and List ..................................................... 22

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 25

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 26

Chapter 3: Classical liberalism and neo-liberalism .............................................. 27

Aims ..........................................................................................................................27

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 27

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 27

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 27

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 27

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 28

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26 International political economy

ii

Classical liberalism ...................................................................................................... 28

Free trade liberalism .................................................................................................... 29

Twentieth-century liberal theory ................................................................................... 31

The concept of interdependence .................................................................................. 31

The rise of international institutions and regimes .......................................................... 32

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 33

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 33

Chapter 4: Imperialism, dependency and neo-Marxism ....................................... 35

Aims ...........................................................................................................................35

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 35

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 35

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 35

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 35

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 36

Karl Marx and Marxism................................................................................................ 36

Lenin and the theory of imperialism ............................................................................. 37

Dependency theory and underdevelopment .................................................................. 39

Contemporary neo-Marxist theory ................................................................................ 40

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 41

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 42

Part II: Structures, issues and actors ............................................................... ...... 43

Chapter 5: The international trade system ........................................................... 4 5

Aims ...........................................................................................................................45

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 45

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 45

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 45

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 45

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 46

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 46

Theories of trade ......................................................................................................... 46

The creation of the GATT ............................................................................................. 48

Trade liberalisation under the GATT and the rise of the ‘new protectionism’ .................. 49

From the creation of the WTO to the Doha Round ........................................................ 51

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 53

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 53

Chapter 6: The global financial and monetary order ........................................... 55

Aims ...........................................................................................................................55

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 55

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 55

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 55

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 55

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 56

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 56

The rise and decline of the Bretton Woods system ........................................................ 57

Global monetary order after Bretton Woods ................................................................. 59

The IMF and international debt crises .......................................................................... 60

Managing financial crises: the 1997 Asian crisis and the 2008 global crisis ................... 61

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 63

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 63

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Contents

iii

Chapter 7: Economic development ...................................................................... 65

Aims ...........................................................................................................................65

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 65

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 65

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 65

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 65

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 66

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 66

Poverty and inequality: key indicators ........................................................................... 67

Evolution of development thinking ............................................................................... 68

The Washington Consensus and beyond ...................................................................... 69

The developmental debate today ................................................................................. 70

The World Bank and international aid .......................................................................... 71

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 72

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 72

Chapter 8: Multinational corporations ............................................................... . 73

Aims ...........................................................................................................................73

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 73

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 73

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 73

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 73

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 74

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 74

Multinational production and foreign investment in a global economy .......................... 75

The rise of the global firm ............................................................................................ 75

Power shift? State–firms relations in flux ...................................................................... 77

Governing global firms: national and international rules ............................................... 78

Case study: the Multilateral Agreement on Investment ................................................ 79

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 80

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 80

Chapter 9: Environmental protection .................................................................. . 81

Aims ...........................................................................................................................81

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 81

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 81

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 81

Further reading ............................................................................................................ 81

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 82

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 82

Differing perspectives on environmentalism .................................................................. 83

Early history of international environmental politics ...................................................... 84

From the 1992 Rio ‘Earth Summit’ to the 2002 Johannesburg Summit and beyond ....... 85

The concept of sustainable development ...................................................................... 86

The challenge of climate change .................................................................................. 87

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 88

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 89

Chapter 10: Regionalism in a global economy ..................................................... 91

Aims ...........................................................................................................................91

Learning outcomes ...................................................................................................... 91

Essential reading ......................................................................................................... 91

Recommended reading ................................................................................................ 91

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26 International political economy

iv

Further reading ........................................................................................................... 91

Websites ..................................................................................................................... 92

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 92

Explaining regionalism ................................................................................................. 93

The European Union .................................................................................................... 94

Regionalism in the Americas and Asia .......................................................................... 95

Regional trade agreements and the WTO: conflict or compatibility? .............................. 96

A reminder of your learning outcomes .......................................................................... 97

Sample examination questions ..................................................................................... 97

Chapter 11: Conclusion: the political economy of international relations .......... 99

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 99

Appendix 1: Sample examination paper ............................................................ 103

Advice on answering examination questions .............................................................. 104

Appendix 2: Full reading and resource list ......................................................... 10 5

Essential reading ....................................................................................................... 105

Recommended reading .............................................................................................. 105

Further reading .......................................................................................................... 1



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