Global Political Economy

- New discussions of the role of civil society groups in IPE throughout the book. Particular emphasis is placed on non-governmental groups concerned with womens, environmental, labor and development issues. - Expanded discussion of global economic relations before World War II (Ch. 2). - Expanded and updated discussion of European monetary relations and also the role of the U.S. dollar and 'dollarization' (Ch. 6). - Substantially updated discussions of strategies to deal with the protracted problem of LDC (less-developed country) foreign debt (Ch. 7). - Substantially revised discussion of the World Trade Organization, including Chinas admission, the decision to hold a new round of mulitlateral trade negotiations, and the protests/interactions of civil society groups and the WTO (Ch. 8). - Discussion of regional trade organizations now includes detailed analysis of Mercosur, efforts to establish a Free Trade Area in the Americas, and efforts to develop regional trade agreements in East and Southeast Asia (Ch. 9). - Discussions of multinational corporations in Chapter 10 and of LDC development strategies in Chapter 11 are substantially updated. - A unique characteristic of the book i