Global Political Economy provides a collection of important and timely essays, and subjects that are often underrepresented in the global political economy based on both their substantive importance and readability for students in international political economy readers.
The authors present readings from the three primary schools of thought: economic nationalism, economic liberalism, and historical-structuralism. Incorporating a balance of both classic and contemporary essays that demonstrate the theoretical evolution within the field of GPE, the select articles, excerpts, and primary documents focus on economics and security, the environment, and gender and provide flexibility for the instructor and guidance for the student.