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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms | |
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Preface | |
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The New Global Economic Order | |
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Changes in the World Economy | |
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Intellectual Perspectives | |
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My Perspective: State-centric Realism | |
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Purpose of Economic Activity | |
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The Nature of Political Economy | |
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What You Seek Is What You Find | |
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The Nature of an Economy | |
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Embeddedness of the Economy | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Neoclassical Conception of the Economy | |
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The Discipline of Neoclassical Economics | |
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Nature of a Market | |
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Method of Comparative Statics | |
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Intellectual Limitations | |
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Economists and Public Policy | |
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Comparison of Economics and Political Economy | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Study of International Political Economy | |
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Distribution of Wealth and Economic Activities | |
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National Autonomy | |
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The Politics of International Regimes | |
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Theory of Hegemonic Stability | |
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Governance of the Global Economy | |
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Conclusion | |
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New Economic Theories | |
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Change and Neoclassical Economics | |
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World View of the New Theories | |
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The New Theories | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Political Significance of the New Economic Theories | |
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National Governments and Domestic Economies | |
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Oligopoly and Power in Economic Outcomes | |
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Technological Innovation | |
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Convergent and Divergent Economic Growth | |
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Conclusion | |
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National Systems of Political Economy | |
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Differences among National Economies | |
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The American System of Market-Oriented Capitalism | |
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The Japanese System of Developmental Capitalism | |
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The German System of "Social Market" Capitalism | |
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Significance of National Differences | |
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Is One System Superior to the Others? | |
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Do Nations Compete with One Another? | |
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Convergence, Harmonization, or Mutual Recognition? | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Trading System | |
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The Debate over Free Trade | |
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Trade and the Economy | |
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Revisions of Conventional Trade Theory | |
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Postwar Trade Regime | |
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The Uruguay Round and World Trade Organization | |
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New Threats to an Open Trading System | |
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Conclusion | |
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The International Monetary System | |
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The Postwar International Monetary System | |
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The End of Fixed Exchange Rates | |
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The Financial Revolution and Monetary Affairs | |
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Embedded Technical and Political Issues | |
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Devising an International Monetary System | |
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Reform of International Monetary Affairs | |
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Unity or Fragmentation of the Monetary System? | |
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Few or Many National Currencies? | |
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Conclusion | |
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The International Financial System | |
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Partial Globalization of International Finance | |
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Nature of Financial Crises | |
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The East Asian Financial Crisis | |
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Controversy over Regulation of International Finance | |
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Conclusion | |
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The State and the Multinationals | |
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Explanations of FDI and the MNC | |
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The Multinationals and the International Economy | |
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Increased Regionalization of Services and Manufacturing | |
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Debate over the MNC and the Nation-State | |
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An International Regime for FDI and MNCs | |
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Do global Corporations Pose a Threat? | |
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Conclusion | |
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The State and Economic Development | |
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The Rise and Demise of Development Economics | |
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Triumph of Neoliberalism | |
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The Debt Crisis and Structural Adjustment | |
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Theory of the "Developmental State" | |
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The East Asian Miracle Project | |
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The East Asian Financial/Economic Crisis | |
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The Future of the Developmental State | |
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The Transitional Economies | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Political Economy of Regional Integration | |
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Economic Theories | |
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Political Theories | |
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An Eclectic Approach | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Nation-State in the Global Economy | |
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The Limited Nature of Economic Globalization | |
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Alleged Consequences of Economic Globalization | |
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Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policy | |