International Political Economy

This is the first book to explore from an interdisciplinary and global perspective the reforms of social protection systems introduced in recent years by many governments of low- and middle-income countries. Through case studies of African, Asian, and Latin American countries, the book covers how th..

This is the first book to explore from an interdisciplinary and global perspective the reforms of social protection systems introduced in recent years by many governments of low- and middle-income countries. Through case studies of African, Asian, and Latin American countries, the book covers how th..

Amidst the growing literature on the economic crisis, this volume offers an important perspective so far lacking: an exclusive focus on the crucial region of Southern Europe. Covering the decisive first phase of the crisis, it provides a comparative study of the initial impact of the 2008 Lehman Bro..

This volume argues that the extensive development of international economic law makes it impossible to discuss international political economy and international law as if they were mutually exclusive processes, or even as if they were separate and mutually reinforcing...

The book discusses why China was surpassed by Europeans in spite of its early development of advanced economic markets and a meritocratic state. It also hones in on the relationship between geopolitical pressure and state formation and on the European conditions that – from the Middle Ages onwards –..

_x005F_x000D_ This book examines the complex interactions between state and societal actors such as the central leadership, grassroots officials, and state-owned enterprise managers and workers, and the role they have played in China’s economic reform. Building on rich fieldwork data gathered in thr..

This book examines the complex interactions between state and societal actors such as the central leadership, grassroots officials, and state-owned enterprise managers and workers, and the role they have played in China’s economic reform. Building on rich fieldwork data gathered in three Chinese cit..

This book addresses the financial crisis as the occasion to engage critically with the work of Susan Strange, in order to consider what changes this crisis portends for the structural organization of the global political economy. The contributors use Strange’s rich conceptual framework to explore th..

The Ashgate Research Companion to International Trade Policy provides a state of the art review of current thinking on the full range of trade policy issues, addressing the economic and political dimensions of international trade policy. An integrated set of original and comprehensive perspectives f..

The Ashgate Research Companion to International Trade Policy provides a state of the art review of current thinking on the full range of trade policy issues, addressing the economic and political dimensions of international trade policy. An integrated set of original and comprehensive perspectives f..

This collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging examples of formal political and economic organizations as well as informal regional entities and networks. ..

Recent ’great transformations’ are characterized by a diffusion of power away from the traditional North Western powers and towards the global South. This volume suggests that the world will witness a new era of interdependent hegemony, in which both the existing ’First World’ and the emerging ’Seco..