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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"International Political Economy"”.
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Three Essays on International Political Economy
… of three categories: macroeconomic conditions, political and institutional quality, and legal traditions. We used the fixed-effect regression models as the major estimation technique. Main findings: Our empirical results demonstrate that both countries’ FDI in Africa are mainly influenced by …
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Averting Dyadic Conflict: The Role Of International Political Economy
… effect of dyadic economic interactions on international conflict. Research literature on the role of economic ties and conflict is complex and there are opposing findings. This study dives into this problem and brings new evidence to bear on this lasting debate. I argue that dyadic economic …
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Progress or Decline: International Political Economy and Basic Human Rights
… study of human rights conditions in a dynamic international political economy. The scope of the examination covers 176 developed and developing countries from 1980 through 1993. Through evaluating the numerous theoretical aspects of human rights conceptualization, I draw upon Shue's framework …
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Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study.
… framework) and Susan Strange's approach to international political economy (IPE). The role of hydrocarbons in both the international political economy and Russia's domestic political economy is analysed. Thereafter a historical narrative outlining the affect of hydrocarbons on foreign policy …
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Development solutions in a post-consensus world
… Following a review of recent literature in international political economy, the author argues the present system is a result of national self-interest in the North, rather than being the best program for development in the South. A critical analysis of the popular Washington Consensus …
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Trade in Shadow ASEAN-China Trade Relations amidst South China Sea Conflicts
… and cooperation have been among core debates in International Political Economy and International Relations. Classical and neorealists tend to treat conflict as a disruptive force that undermines cooperation and elevates security considerations above economic rationality (Mearsheimer, 2001; …
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The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical Expansion and Institutional Instability in the DRC and Sri Lanka
… (DRC) and Sri Lanka, generates domestic and geopolitical instability. Despite their distinct regional and historical contexts, both countries exhibit structural vulnerabilities that allow external actors to reshape their political and economic trajectories. In the DRC, Chinese initiatives …
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Reconstituting empire in the decolonisation era: taxation sovereignty and the development of the British virgin islands as a dependent tax haven
… about the function of tax havens in global political economy through traditions of state and taxation sovereignty. Drawing chiefly on a combination of tax, sociology and law scholarship anchored in international political economy, along with reviewing the minutes of the British Virgin …
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Beyond rationalist orthodoxy: towards a complex concept of the self in IPE
… I investigate the intellectual foundations of International Political Economy (IPE) in order to develop a more complex account of agency than that currently provided to the subject field by neoclassical economics. In particular, I focus on the thought of Adam Smith, whose ideas are gaining …
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Economic Lawfare: Law, Market Structure, and Economic Power
… economic power? Two dominant themes of post-war international political economy have been rising economic interdependence and the increasing legalisation of economic affairs. Yet, while scholars of International Relations have revealed much about how interdependence shapes the use of economic …
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Economic Lawfare: Law, Market Structure, and Economic Power
… economic power? Two dominant themes of post-war international political economy have been rising economic interdependence and the increasing legalisation of economic affairs. Yet, while scholars of International Relations have revealed much about how interdependence shapes the use of economic …
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Decentralize, Depoliticize, Democratize: An Empirical Political Economy Analysis of Global Cryptocurrency Adoption
… gain traction. This dissertation delves into the political economy aspects that fuel this sustained adoption. Through quantitative examination of data from the International Monetary Fund, Statista, World Uncertainty Index, and the World Bank, this study investigates the complex interplay of …
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The Political Economy of Icelandic Nationalism : The Rise of the Rhetoric of 'National Interests‘
… realist approach, according to which market economy embodies, transforms, and ultimately reproduces nationalism. The rise of the rhetoric of national interests in the aftermath of the financial implosion of 2008 is chosen as the event to explore this issue. Is nationalist ideology …
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Is the Road to Hell Paved with Good Intentions? The Effect of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Economic Policy on Human Rights
Theories in the international political economy literature, economic liberalism and dependency, are explored in order to test the effect of U.S. aid, trade, and investment on human rights conditions in recipient states. Two measures of human rights conditions serve as dependent variables: security …
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Bureaucracy and clientelism in an authoritarian context: a case study of local government reforms (2001-2009) in Pakistan
The chaotic political history of Pakistan is riddled with frequent changes in government that includes three major military regimes. Since independence in 1947, Pakistan’s civil-military bureaucracy has been at the forefront in administering most of the state’s institutions. Decentralisation of …
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Glocal securitization of urban space in Turkey
… a novel way of synthesising perspectives in international political economy, securitization and urban studies.
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The Euro vs the Dollar in the Political Economy of Global Monetary Governance: perceptions of the financial elites in China, the GCC and Brazil
… the euro is challenging the dollar as the top international currency in the international monetary system (IMS) and, if so, whether this is enhancing European monetary power in global monetary governance. The research has been designed so as to develop an empirical adjudication within the ‘euro …
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Essays in Internationsl Political Economy
… studies three important questions in international political economy: The long run consequences of social divisions created by historical colonialism, the importance of trade shocks in shifting political power balances and shaping institutional development and the influence that major …
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