International Political Economy in the 21st Century by Roy Sm... - 9781032323893

International Political Economy in the 21st CenturyContemporary Issues and Analyses\nAuthor(s): Roy Smith, Imad El-Anis, Christopher Farrands\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032323893, 978-1032323893\nSynopsis\nUnderstanding the theories that underpin international political economy (IPE), and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics. International Political Economy in the 21st Century offers students an engaging and coherent foundation to the subject. It considers traditional and alternative approaches to IPE, and in doing so elucidates key concepts, assumptions and the intellectual and historical context in which they arose and developed. At all times, it makes clear their relevance to issues from trade, finance and government, to environment, technology, health, labour, security, migration, development and culture. The book encourage.