Turbulence and Ne Directions in Global Political Economy [Hardcover]

James Busumtwi-Sam and Laurent Dobuzinskis have assembled a leading team of experts in the field to examine how phenomena associated with globalization impact on political economy in theory and in practice. The volume employs a variety of theoretical and analytical approaches to examine the very changeable nature of the global political economy, in terms of academic analysis, policy and practice.List of Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis PART I: CONTEXTUALIZING TURBULENCE Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Politicizing the Global; P.Cerny Rethinking Development Inside International Political Economy; A.Payne States and World Order; A.Gamble Towards a Post-Structuralist Development Agenda; T.Parfitt PART II: IDEAS, INSTITUTIONS, AND POLICY Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Rethinking Development: Governance, Participation and Ownership; J.Busumtwi-Sam Social Norms in Transition: Gift-Giving and Reciprocity in a Global Era; L.Dobuzinskis The Politics of Transparency: Ambiguity in the Liberalization of International Finance; J.Best Stock Markets and States; K.Lavelle PART III: REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Globalization and Currency Convergence: What Do the Regions Tell Us?; P.Bowles, O.Cocri & B.MacLean The Political Economy of the Third Way; S.Lee Phases of Capitalism, Globalizations, and the Japanese Economic Crisis; R.Westra IndexJACQUELINE BEST Doctoral candidate, Johns Hopkins University, USAPAUL BOWLES Chair of Economics, University of British Columbia, CanadaPHILIP G. CERNY Professor of Government, University of Manchester, UKOSVALDO CROCI Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaANDREW GAMBLE Professor of Politics, Sheffield University, UKKATHRYN LAVELLE Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USASIMON LEE Lecturer, University of Hull, UKBRIAN MACLEAN Economist, Laurentian lƒ8