Global Political Economy

Jean-Marie Chenou is the Lead Cybersecurity Expert with Expertise France as part of the policy dialogues of the Digital Alliance between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science and Global Studies at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and an MA in International Relations from the University Paris-II.  His research focuses on the global political economy of the digital transformation.Ralf J. Leiteritz is Full Professor in the School of International, Political and Urban Studies at the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá (Colombia). He received his BA (Diplom) in Political Science from the University of Potsdam (Germany), his MA in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins University (USA), and his PhD in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research interests focus on the global political economy of international finance and the role of international financial institutions in Latin America.Carolina Urrego-Sandoval is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Global Studies of Universidad de los Andes in Colombia. She holds a PhD in International Political Economy from King’s College London, an MA in International Studies from Aarhus University in Denmark, and a BA in International Business from the University of Tolima in Colombia. She has taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), King’s College London. Her research focuses on trade and investment in Asia and Latin America.

• Chapter 1: Worldviews and their Role for Global Political Economy ScholarshipChapter 2: Understanding States and MarketsChapter 3: Understanding Global Power StructuresChapter 4: A Historical Perspective on the Relationship between States and MarketsChapter 5: Four Transformations in the Global Political Economy in the 21st CenturyChapter 6: Global Trade in a Changing WorldChapter 7: The Increasing Frequency of Financial CrisesChapter 8: The Politics of Money CreationChapter 9: The Transformation of Production and the Evolving Division of LabourChapter 10: Paradigms and Practices of DevelopmentChapter 11: Global Energy DependencyChapter 12: Inequalities Within CountriesChapter 13: The Intertwining of Licit and Illicit Economies in the Global Political EconomyChapter 14: The Commodification of Personal DataChapter 15: Global Health Threats

How should students be introduced to GPE in an era of massive global transformation? The text focuses on the transformations themselves, offering a more global perspective and covering a wider range of issues and concepts than most other texts. A very timely, accessible, and exciting introduction to the field!