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International Political Economic Studies, 2005.
An assessment of the relevance of realism, liberalism, and radicalism to the contemporary political economy.
3,374 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper looks at how the realist and liberal perspectives can be used to explain and provide insight into the international political economy within the context of globalization. It then compares these perspectives to the structuralist perspective and argues that the structuralist perspective provides the greatest and most useful insights into globalization and contemporary international political economy.
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"The realist perspective of IPE, or international relations and international economic relations between states, may be one of the most enduring of the three explanatory and theoretical models referred to in the introduction but, it is, nonetheless problematic. Realism, as the current section shall try to elucidate, is based on a number of assumptions which, ironically, are not consistently realistic in the sense that they hold equally true for all times and places. Peter J. Kazenstein implies as much in "Domestic Structures and Strategies of Foreign Economic Policy," wherein he maintains that the globalization framework seems somewhat at odds with the hypothesis of states consistently acting for expansion and preservation of their "power," not to mention for the protection of their national interests (891-893). While this section of the paper will not dispute that states are the primary actors, either within the domestic or international arena, or that state actions are primarily directed by concern over national security and power status, it will argue that within a globalized world the very concept of national security, interest and power has expanded to include economic interests. That does not mean to imply that the realist perspective overlooked the economic component of power and national interest but, that it underplayed its importance. Cohn admits this when he writes that "realists have developed their theories by drawing mainly on politics and history rather than economics; ... [and that] the realists' emphasis on power has most often directed their attention to strategic-security issues rather than to economic issues" (59). Bearing this specific weakness in mind, and pending a definition of the realist perspective, this section shall try to illustrate that while certain aspects of the realist perspective are no longer very realistic, given the framework of globalization, this particular perspective still contains a number of principle beliefs which provide the student with greater insight into international political economy, or IPE."
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"Understanding International Political Economy".
This paper discusses Ralph Pettman's book, "Understanding International Political Economy," the most popular international political economics textbook.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that the main themes of this book are three theories of international economics described in a historical order according to the epoch when they were first introduced: mercantilism, liberalism, and Marxism. The author points out that it is difficult to find a country where these theories of political economy can be realized clearly in daily practices; the processes of globalization, goods exchange, industrialization, and development of social infrastructure within one country and within the world economic community have proven that only an integral model of economical development can be applied in the realities of today. The paper states that, even though Pettman succeeded in describing three main concepts of political economy, the work lacks an explanation of modern events, and the reading would be more fruitful if there was more information included about countries with transitional economics, such as China and the former socialist states.
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"Mercantilism considered the wealth of the society to be in accumulation of money (silver and gold). According to the concept of mercantilism wealth and prosperity could be achieved only thanks to the development of foreign trade. The growth of wealth here is obvious: cheap good are sold for higher prices abroad. The problem of economical theory according to mercantilists was the development of the most effective recommendations for the state politics in regulating economics. Mercantilists thought that for the development of favorable conditions for economical growth, the state has to intervene in economics, encourage native industry and trade."
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International Political Economy, 2007.
This paper discuses the field of international political economy, which has become increasingly important because of mass globalization.
3,805 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper explains that current political economic changes across the globe, such as the appearance of the euro, trends in foreign direct investment and the introduction of the Internet, have lead to a need to reform existing international politics and implement a more efficient system. The author points out that automobile and electronic manufacturers are not in favor of a globalized free trade but rather find it more advantageous to employ a closed economic block to wage war against rival firms in Japan and Europe. The paper stresses that an increasing gap between developing and rich nations needs to be stemmed by creating an environment, which is beneficial for conditions of long-term per capita income growth.
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Introduction
History of Globalization and International Political Economy
Issues Surrounding Trade
Environmental and Social Issues
The International Political Situation: Now and in the Future
Problems International Political Economists Must Overcome
Conclusion: Future Directions
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"Contemporary trends toward enforcing major trade policies between numerous countries have provided a number of challenges. Even over the last decade, the NAFTA agreement, the WTO and the proposed (and failed) fast-track scheme U.S. President Clinton proposed in 1997-98 are three world-renown examples. NAFTA caused a lot of controversy, not only outside of U.S. borders but within. The agreement aimed to expand on an existing arrangement between the U.S. and Canada of "free trade" (a hallmark of globalization) which expanded in the late 1980s to include Mexico. "
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Political, Economic and Social Causes of the Civil War, 2002.
A study of the causes of Civil War, focusing on political, economic and social factors causes rather than the issue of Slavery.
2,244 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper studies the causes of the American Civil War. While most historians maintain that slavery was the main cause of the war, this paper argues that slavery was only responsible to a certain extent and that there were complex political and economic factors which played an important role in the Civil War. The writer discusses the South's waning ability to maintain its army of slaves and asserts that the North's growing industrial power also fueled the conflict. Political factors, including the issue of equal representation in the Congress and states? autonomy, are considered as possible causes of the war in this paper.
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"Civil war is the most momentous and crucial period in the history of America. Not only did this war bring an end to centuries of slavery in the country but also gave way to numerous social and political changes. The country had already been torn by the negative trend in race relations and numerous cases of slave uprisings were taking their toll on the country?s political and social structure. While slavery is cited as the most common cause of the Civil War, it is believed that there were several other factors involved. In other words, though slavery was the major cause it was certainly not the only cause. Civil war and abolition of slavery have become synonymous terms as the former led to the latter. But still some historians maintain that slavery has been turned into a too convenient excuse in connection with the Civil War."
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The IMF and the International Political Economy, 2002.
Analyzes the role of the IMF in the international political economy and examines some if it policies and their effectiviness.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper examines and analyzes the role of the International Monetary Fund in the international political economy. The author discusses specific IMF policies, and why some of the old policies don't work anymore.
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Mexico: Political and Economic Developments Since 1990, 2004.
Looks at Mexico's political and economic changes since 1990.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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Mexico's political and economic changes since 1990 are discussed in this paper, including PRI's defeat in the 2000 election, NAFTA, globalization, debt, and immigration to the United States. The one-party system of the Party of the Institutional Revolution (PRI) and election of the first non-PRI leader in 2000 are also looked at.
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"The last decade and a half has been a period of dramatic economic and political change in Mexico. On the economic level the decade of the ...
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International Political Economy (IPE), 2003.
Examines the connection between free trade, economic growth, and international power relations.
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Discusses varying perspectives of effect on protectionist duties on goods. Examines politics as determining economics, market forces, and geopolitical market dynamics.
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"This research examines the debate within the discipline of International Political Economy (IPE) on the connection between three subject areas-free trade, economic growth, and interna.tional power relations-from the perspectives of Realism, or neo-..."
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International Political Economy, 2005.
A look at the Economic and Monetary Union in Europe and the plan to create a political union based on economic and monetary integration.
4,156 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper deals with the European project of an Economic and Monetary Union from the 1950's until nowadays. The launch of the euro, the enlargement of the E.U. and the European Constitution are also discussed.
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"The European project's main goal was to bring peace and stability to Europe. It succeeded remarkably well in post-1945 Western Europe. By gathering European soil resources and binding their economies, European countries enjoyed decades of political stability and prosperity. At least on the West side of the continent. Divided by the Iron Curtain, Europe had to wait 60 years to see Eastern European countries join the European Union. Here is a good example of how politically successful economic integration can be. The 'carrot' of EU membership has indeed been a very important means to impose peace and political stability to Europe's closest neighbours. This "soft power" is the second political motivation for economic integration, after the desire of a grand federal super-state."
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In Search of Solidarity - The Dominican Republic's Long Struggle For Political, Societal & Economic Stability, 2001.
This paper is a historical description of the Dominican Republic from establishment until the present.
3,505 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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This paper describes a chain of events from the establishment of the Dominican Republic that would, over the space of the next five centuries, work to shape the political, societal and economic face of this Caribbean country. It describes the continuing conflict between the powers of Spain and France and the history of instability in politics as well as in society and economy. The paper gives an overview of the economic situation, the societal culture as well as an outlook for the future. It concludes that today, when international interference has subsided, the Dominican Republic will be able to progress and develop.
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"The thought of Christopher Columbus' first voyage of discovery in the late fifteenth century leads most of us to mentally envision the coast of North America and what has since come to be known as the country of the United States. When Columbus first sailed the ocean blue in the year 1492, however, he discovered a host of other uncharted territories, among them an island made up of mountainous terrain and rolling, fertile valley situated between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean that he called La Isla Espanola, or Hispaniola (Weil et al PG). Preliminary interaction with the native Taino, or Arawak, Indians led Columbus to immediately claim the territory in the name of Spain and to make subsequent attempts at settlement and excavation over the next few years. Settlement was finally established in the southern region of the island, in what is now known as the city of Santo Domingo, the largest city within and capital of the independent country currently known as the Dominican Republic (Weil et al PG)."
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Political and Economic Changes in China, 2002.
Looks at the crucial role Shanghai is playing in leading China's efforts at economic change and globalization.
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It is the purpose of this paper to examine how the politics of Shanghai are leading the modernization of the rest of the country and subsequently expanding the world globalization efforts. These political changes have been almost entirely economic, but they are significant.
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International Politics, 2005.
A discussion on the theories of international politics.
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This paper refutes the view that two of the dominant theories of international politics, realism and liberalism, can be separated so that the liberal lens best explains economic issues and the realist lens best explains security issues. It claims that this division does not explain the complexities of modern world politics. It agrees with the view point of Stephen Walt, that international affairs can best be understood in terms of the continuing competition between the various international political theories.
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"International political theories can be described as formulas used by policymakers to organize information, and they can create a conceptual framework for policy analysis and public discourse. While political theories can help policymakers better understand events, there remains a clear distinction between political theories and political action, and policymakers often take action based more on immediate circumstances than because of the use of any ideological lens. Two of the dominant theories of international politics are labeled realism and liberalism. Some believe that the liberal lens best explains economic issues and that the realist lens best explains security issues, but in fact this division does not explain the complexities of modern world politics. Following Stephen Walt, international affairs can best be understood in terms of the continuing competition between the various international political theories, showing that this competition between different ideas and theories has not only led to a deeper understanding of international affairs, but has also helped ..."
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Political and Economic Anthropology, 2008.
This paper reflects on two chapters in Robert Lavenda and Emily Schultz's "Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology".
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This paper explains that Lavina and Schultz in "Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology" see political anthropology as the study of power, political ideology, political economy, political organization, social stratification, social control and law, status and role and much later ideas of nationalism and hegemony. The author points out that, in 'economic anthropology', all societies are reported to show a form of material life that can be explained in terms of production, exchange or related material culture, which dictates the types of laws and political practices in that society. The paper states that the study of emergencies, crises or wars tells a good deal about matters of nationalism, hegemony and leadership as reactions of weakness to situations that are unpredictable, such as the strong instinct for 'communitas' that was seen when the United States experienced 9/11.
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"Some anthropologists like to study how societies cope with unnatural situations or crises. For instance, if a society has known famine and starvation, or is in a climate that means food can be grown or found only for part of the year, there will be effort to save food for hard times. If the food supply is year-round and easily found, there will be less of this planning ahead. What is very valuable will be guarded by law that can mean tradable goods of high value or perhaps special religious items that no ordinary person is to touch."
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International Politics, 2002.
An examination of international political events of the twentieth century through three different perspectives.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper presents three perspectives which may help understand the international politics of the past century. These are realist, pluralist and globalist perspectives. Each theory is explained in detail and then compared to each other. Issues examined are the changes of forms of leadership, new types of governments and political systems and a discussion on the roots of wars and conflicts.
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"Under the realist perspective, states are the principal actors in international relations. The realist assumes the existence of a unified, rational state, and this is the starting point for realist analysis. Realists assume that national security is the most important issue for a state, and states seek to maximize what they call national interest, or the likelihood that they will achieve the goals they have set (Viotti and Kauppi 33)."
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Political and Economic Development In Mauritania, 1999.
Examines the post-colonial government in this African nation, modernization, unification, liberalization and denationalization.
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"Basil Davidson has argued that the concept of the nation-sate was a poor choice for governing structure in Africa and was indeed doomed from the beginning. Davidson writes about the problems of post-colonial Africa that "the jubilant crowds celebrating independence were not inspired by a 'national consciousness' any more than were the Romanian peasants and their coevals in the nation states crystallized some decades earlier from Europe's old internal empires
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"Basil Davidson has argued that the concept of the nation-sate was a poor choice for governing structure in Africa and was indeed doomed from the beginning. Davidson writes about the problems of post-colonial Africa that "the jubilant crowds celebrating independence were not inspired by a 'national consciousness' any more than were the Romanian peasants and their coevals in the nation states crystallized some decades earlier from Europe's old internal empires. They were inspired by the hope of more and better food and shelter" (Davidson 185). When the satisfaction of these immediate needs did not materialize, the people oriented themselves other foci for social allegiance. Eriksen writes,
For the great Pan Africanists, the nation state may have been too small; for very many Africans, it was way ..."
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Liberalism, Neo-Liberalism, and International Politics, 2005.
An overview of the relationship between liberal and neo-liberal theories and international politics.
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According to sociologists, since the 1970s, market-based economic policies have been institutionalized as a nearly global policy paradigm embodying first, liberalism, and later, neo-liberalism. The purpose of this report is to discuss the theories of liberalism and neo-liberalism in studying international politics and to identify the limitations of these approaches.
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"In neoliberalism, which developed in the final decades of the twentieth century, a set of economic principles became part of the accepted framework for thinking about and acting upon both the economy and the relations of states to one another. Neoliberalism assumed that a positive outcome both economically and politically would be generated through a wave of reforms ? privatizations, dismantling of social welfare programs, the retreat of the state from economic regulation, tax cuts, and the opening of national boundaries."
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