Book Description

For one semester/quarter courses in International Political Economy in Political Science, International Relations, and Economics departments as well as International Studies Programs.

A true introduction to the international political economy (IPE), the text does not assume that students have a background in politics, economy or sociology. This book clearly shows students how politics and economics come together in today's global environment. The text demonstrates how an understanding of IPE can help students make sense of global news, business investments, and government policies–by presenting the theories, institutions, and relationships found in IPE in simple ways that retain the complexity of the world issues and intellectual problems addressed.

Mike Veseth is the Robert G. Albertson Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, where he has taught since 1975. Mike was named Washington Professor of the Year 2010 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He is an authority on the political economy of globalization and the global wine market.