International Political Economy and the Persistent Scare Quotes around “Development”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12773231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greg White (0000-0002-0388-1064, Smith College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-113 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592707070090 |
| OpenAlex | W2013772709 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Where does one locate the subfield of international political economy (IPE) with its study of North-South relations and developing countries? Attempts to map the field usually work on at least two levels. In the first instance, an intra-political science conceptualization conventionally invokes the fields of international relations and comparative politics and then uses words like “intersection,” “inform,” and “complement.” Indeed, if comparative politics is traditionally viewed as the study of politics within countries (often with attention to a specific region of the globe) and international relations is preoccupied with the relationships between countries in the international arena, efforts to understand the politics of developing countries obliges IPE scholars to engage both fields. How can one understand the development experience of a country (or region) without situating it in a broader international context? Undeniably, a country's experience with its colonial legacy, the evolution of state institutions, economic growth, poverty, corruption, globalization, and natural resource exploitation can only be understood in the dynamic context of the international arena
Comparative politics · Conceptualization · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Global politics · Globalization · Globe · International political economy · International relations · Language change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Development and Aid · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Political Conflict and Governance
What Is a Case?
Resource Wars
Area Studies and Social Science
On the Threshold
Free Trade as a Strategic Instrument in the War on Terror
The Rise of Free Trade in Western Europe, 1820–1875
The Passing of Traditional Society
The Greening of Political Science
The Data Puzzle
Area Studies and the Discipline
Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective
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