The Global Political Economy: Perspectives, Problems, and Policies

explores contemporary policy questions in such areas as militarization; technology and transnational corporations; money, exchange rates, and capital flows; and trade. Relating these policy questions to seleted case studies, the authors reveal the interdependence of the global political economy in East-West reltions, North-South relations, and the political economy of energy. Gill and Law stress three broad trends as the book's unifying themes: the globalization of national economies, the domination of international security by military-industrial rivalry, and the effects of both of these on global ecological changes. Students and professionals in international studies, international relations, and international political economy will find this book useful.