The Politics of International Economic Relations [Paperback]

Joan Edelman Spero (Author), Jeffrey A. Hart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0312084765 | ISBN-13: 978-0312084769 | Edition: 5th

THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS GIVES STUDENTS THE HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD ECONOMY.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book does a fantastic job of explaining the negotiations and subsequent institutions that emerged in the post 1945 era." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joan Edelman Spero is Treasurer and Senior Vice President for International Corporate Affairs of the American Express Company --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St Martins; 5th edition (August 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312084765
• ISBN-13: 978-0312084769
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,512,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book on Political Economy, April 28, 2003

By 

Zettel "Matt" (Iowa City, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Politics of International Economic Relations (Paperback)

As the last reviewer, who appears to be the author, said, this is a good book for undergraduate courses on international political economy. It does a great job of explaining the basic concepts and is a very readable book. It was an assigned reading for a course I took on international political economy and it provided an excellent structure and basis for the course.

The only downsides are a few bad examples and minor factual details. It is nothing that seriously affects or hurts the book as a whole. Also, the book has a slight slant to the neo-liberal perspective on political economy. Marxism, as a serious alternative theory, is short-changed a bit in the text, although most other texts have an even larger bias in this area. Overall, it is a good text.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Politics of International Economic Relations, July 17, 2001

By 

Jeffrey Hart "IPE guy" (Bloomington, IN) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Politics of International Economic Relations (Paperback)

This is a text book for use in undergraduate courses on international political economy. Currently, it is the top choice of many instructors because it provides a thorough but readable historical account of how the world economy has been managed since the end of World War II. The book is organized in chapters about the international monetary system, foreign direct investment, and trade in both the developed and developing countries. In addition, it contains chapters about world oil politics, theories of economic development, and economic transitions in the formerly communist countries.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One textbook I was glad I bought, September 4, 2007

By 

Lynn (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Politics of International Economic Relations (Paperback)

Minus the cost, of course, the book was a good purchase. I found it easy to read and helpful when it came time to write papers and site examples. This is definitely a good reference book to have around.