Traditional understandings of economic development in low and middle-income countries have largely been influenced by Official Development Assistance (ODA). Under this measurement compliance with macr
Universities have been propelled into the center of the global political economy of knowledge production by a number of factors: mass education, academic capitalism, the globalization of knowledge, th
Standards often remain unseen, yet they play a fundamental part in the organisation of contemporary capitalism and society at large. What form of power do they epitomise? Why have they become so prominent? Are they set to be as important for the globalisation of services as for manufactured goods? Graz draws on international political economy and cognate fields to present strong theoretical arguments, compelling research and surprising evidence on the role of standards in the global expansion of services, with in-depth studies of their institutional environment and cases including the insurance industry and business process outsourcing in India. The power of standards resembles a form of transnational hybrid authority, in which ambiguity should be seen as a generic attribute, defining not only the status of public and private actors involved in standardisation and regulation, but also the scope of issues concerned and the space in which such authority is recognised when complying to st
This book assesses the forces of social struggle shaping the past and present of the global political economy from the perspective of historical materialism. Based on the philosophy of internal relations, the character of capital is understood in such a way that the ties between the relations of production, state-civil society, and conditions of class struggle can be realised. By conceiving the internal relationship of global capitalism, global war, global crisis as a struggle-driven process, the book provides a novel intervention on debates within theories of 'the international'. Through a set of conceptual reflections, on agency, structure and the role of discourses embedded in the economy, class struggle is established as our point of departure. This involves analysing historical and contemporary themes on the expansion of capitalism through uneven and combined development, the role of the state and geopolitics, and conditions of exploitation and resistance. These conceptual reflect
Development seen from a more holistic perspective looks beyond the expansion of material means and considers the enrichment of people's lives. The arts are an indispensable asset in taking a comprehensive approach toward the improvement of lives. Incorporating aspects of international trade, education, sustainability, gender, mental health and social inclusion, The Creative Wealth of Nations demonstrates the diverse impact of applying the arts in development to promote meaningful economic and social progress. Patrick Kabanda explores a counterintuitive and largely invisible creative economy: whilst many artists struggle to make ends meet, the arts can also be a promising engine for economic growth. If nations can fully engage their creative wealth manifested in the arts, they are likely to reap major monetary and nonmonetary benefits from their cultural sector. Drawing from his own experience of the support music provided growing up amidst political and economic turmoil in Uganda, Kaba
"This book combines two strands of international political economy; examining how capitalism and democracy shape and are shaped by each other. Although until now considered separately, this path-break
國際政治經濟學(international political economy, IPE)是當代社會科學之顯學，然其學術研究內涵是將政治經濟學之國家與市場的研究焦點，擴展至國際層面。國際政治經濟學雖興起於冷戰末期，然因冷戰結束之後，在經濟議題更勝於軍事安全之態勢下，故這門學科在學術界之重要性，亦呈現出與日倶增之勢。因此，不只海峽兩岸之國際關係學系、外交學系與政治學系早已將國際政治經濟學列為必修課程，且即使在未設有國際關係學系、外交學系或政治系之一般大學的通識課程中，亦已廣泛開設這門學科。儘管如此，但適合華人閱讀之國際政治經濟學書籍，仍是相當匱乏，而兼具實務與理論，並運用理論解析國際政治經濟實務之教科書，更是付之闕如。然此書之出版，正是為彌補學界這個缺憾而撰寫者。本書一《國際政治經濟學》乃是一本側重理論與實務，且是運用理論解釋與分析實務之書籍。為此，本書除了在首篇有四章關於國際政治經濟學的學理基礎之外，並在其他各篇之首章，列入探討與該篇各章論述内容相關之理論，以為解釋與分析該篇相關的研究議題之用，藉此讓讀者能更為深入了解國際政治經濟學之內涵。
