International Political Economy: The Struggle for Power and Wealth

by Thomas D. Lairson, David Skidmore

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY focuses on the dynamics of conflict and cooperation among nations as each pursues power and wealth through international economic exchange. The authors provide a historical and topical overview of the development of the world economy from 1815 to the present, helping students understand how and why major economic powers rise and fall. This balanced blend of history, theory, and policy makes the book suitable as a main text for International Political Economy courses or as a supplemental text for an Introductory International Relations course.

Genres: International Relations, Nonfiction, Politics, History, Finance, Economics

456 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1993

Reviews

[Ms Piot]

A textbook in a course of the name with great teacher, it opened my eyes to the workings of the world economy, and helped me figure out the answers to a lot of questions - china's rise, our decline, the french relationship to the crisis in cote d'ivoire, and to all of west africa...some of the paradoxes of the WTO...the major global economic events and institutions....
Really worth it!

[Sagar Jethani]

Needed a refresher on currency swaps + balance of payments info. Grabbed this gem from my undergrad political science days.

[Claire S]

Fascinating!