The Politics of International Economic Relations, 5th Edition

 

 

Preface

 

The first edition of The Politics of International Economic Relations, published in 1977, was written to fill a void in the study of international relations— the gap between international politics and international economics. Since 1977 that gap has narrowed significantly. International political economy has emerged as a new and increasingly prominent field in political science. Theoretical and empirical analyses of the politics of international economic relations appear regularly in professional journals and books. Although the most important bridge building has come from political scientists, economists are now also including political variables in their analyses and applying economic theory to the study of political behavior. ...