TY - BOOK AU - Balaam,David N. AU - Dillman,Bradford L. TI - Introduction to international political economy: David N. Balaam, Bradford Dillman. SN - 9781292059860 (pbk.) U1 - 337 22 PY - 2014/// CY - Harlow : PB - Pearson Education Limited, KW - International economic relations KW - BUEsh KW - BUSECO KW - June2015 KW - July2015 KW - LLAAWW KW - July2016 N1 - Index : p. 582-606; Includes bibliographical references; An overview of international political economy -- Laissez-Faire : the economic liberal perspective -- Wealth and power : the Mercantilist perspective -- Economic determinism and exploitation : the structuralist perspective -- Alternative perspectives on international political economy [IPE] : constructivist and feminist -- The production and trade structure -- The international monetary and finance structure -- International debt and financial crises -- The global security structure -- The knowledge and technology structure -- The development conundrum : choices amidst constraints -- Regionalism : towards a more perfect (European) Union -- Moving into position : the rising powers -- The Middle East : the quest for the development and democracy -- The illicit global economy : the dark side of globalization -- Transnational corporations : the governance of foreign investment -- Food and hunger : market failure and injustice -- The IPE of energy resources : stuck in transition -- The environment : steering away from climate change and global disaster ER -