The Theoretical Evolution of International Political Economy: A Reader

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Summary: great text
Review: informative and very easy to read/ a must read for understanding IPE and its impact on the world today.

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Summary: An Excellent Reader
Review: This reader on International Political Economy by Gearge Crane and Abla Amawi start with a discussion of the various theories of IPE and then each is dealt with in a chronological order. Seminal writings for each theory are provided at the end of each chapter.

The chapters are on Classical Mercantilism, Classical Liberalism, Early Marxism, the revisions of these theories, Rational Choice Approach to IPE, Hegemonic Power and Stability and Regime Formation and Epistemic Communities. In the second edition of the book, postmodern arguments are also acknowledegd in the last chapter. The authors whose woek is provided as reading include Alexander Hamilton, Friedrich List, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, V. I. Lenin, Richard Cooper, Robert Keohane, Joseph Nye, Robert Cox, Robert Gilpin, Mancur Olson, Bruno Frey, Immanuel Wallerstein, Susan Strange, Peter Haas, David Harvey and Michael Shapiro.

As can be seen, the readings are quite extensive in scope if not in length. This book is an essential reference work for graduate students of Political Science, International Relations and International Economics