Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to International Political Economy -- The global political economy as an evolving subject matter -- Studying the global political economy -- Contentious terminologies -- Expanding IPE -- The focus of the book -- Further reading -- 2.Theoretical Perspectives in International Political Economy -- Overview -- Realist International Political Economy -- Liberal International Political Economy -- Marxist International Political Economy -- Constructivist International Political Economy -- Feminist International Political Economy -- Poststructuralist International Political Economy -- Classical political economy and IPE -- Summary -- Further reading -- 3.Contemporary Debates in International Political Economy -- Ideas versus interests in IPE -- Analytic eclecticism versus theoretical parsimony in IPE -- The transatlantic divide in IPE -- Summary -- Further reading -- pt. I ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY -- 4.State Actors --

Contents note continued: Background -- State power and international hierarchy -- The role of the state in the global political economy -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 5.International Organizations -- Background -- Power and international organizations -- The roles of international organizations -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 6.Club Forums -- Background -- Multilateralism and hegemony in the global political economy -- The G7, the G8 and the G20 -- Varieties of club-based governance in the global political economy -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 7.Market Actors -- Background -- Global production -- Global banking -- Global creditworthiness -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 8.Non-Governmental Organizations -- Background -- Accountability and legitimacy in global economic governance --

Contents note continued: Private authority and global economic governance -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 9.Everyday Actors -- Background -- From elite-centric to everyday international political economy -- The everyday politics of economic crises -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- pt. II ISSUES IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY -- 10.Global Trade -- Background -- Trade, state power and the evolution of the multilateral trade system -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 11.Global Money and National Currencies -- Background -- The evolution of the international monetary system -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 12.Global Capital Mobility -- Background -- The expansion of capital mobility -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading --

Contents note continued: 13.Financial Crises -- Background -- Globalization and the late-2000s financial crisis -- The consequences of the global financial crisis -- Restoring financial stability in an age of austerity -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 14.Sovereign Debt -- Background -- The evolution of the international sovereign debt regime -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 15.Tax and Welfare -- Background -- Globalization and the welfare state -- Globalization and taxation -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 16.Global Poverty and Development -- Background -- Global poverty today -- Economic development strategies -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 17.Resource Competition and Energy -- Background --

Contents note continued: Energy resources and the international political economy of oil -- The changing dynamics of resource nationalism -- Contemporary challenges and sources of change -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 18.The Environment and Climate Change -- Background -- Sustainable development and economic growth -- Global environmental governance -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Further reading.