Chapter 1: A First Look at International Political Economy 1.1 Readers Guide 1.2 Introduction 1.3 Have Global Markets Fulfilled their Promise? 1.4 What is International Political Economy (IPE) 1.5 Our Approach to IPE: Concepts, Actors, and Institutions 1.6 Theoretical Debates and Empirical Evidence 1.7 Structure of the Textbook Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Trade Politics 2.

1 Readers Guide 2.2 Introduction 2.3 Why Countries Trade 2.4 Why is there not more trade? 2.5 Sources of trade preferences 2.6 Conclusion 2.7 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 2.8 References Chapter 3: Determinants of Trade Politics 3.

1 Readers Guide 3.2 Introduction 3.3 Regime type and trade 3.4 Domestic political institutions and trade 3.5 Development level and trade 3.6 Security, conflict, and trade 3.7 Conclusion 3.8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 3.

9 References Chapter 4: International Trade Law and Institutions 4.1 Readers Guide 4.2 Introduction 4.3 Why create trade agreements? 4.4 The multilateral trade regime 4.5 Bilateral and regional trade deals 4.6 Trade law''s costs and benefits 4.7 Conclusion 4.

8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 4.9 References Chapter 5: The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Corporations 5.1 Readers Guide 5.2 Introduction 5.3 Foreign Direct Investment: Definition and Empirical Patterns 5.4 Multinational Corporations: Definition and Features 5.5 Explaining FDI Patterns Across Space and Time 5.6 FDI: Boon or Bane for Economic Development? 5.

7 Conclusion 5.8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 5.9 References Chapter 6: Political Economy of International Finance 6.1 Readers Guide 6.2 Introduction 6.3 International Finance: A Detailed Background 6.4 Exchange Rate Systems: Benefits and Costs 6.5 Variation in Modern Exchange Rate Arrangements 6.

6 Explaining Exchange Rate Policy Choice 6.7 Conclusion 6.8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 6.9 References Chapter 7: Financial and Currency Crises 7.1 Readers Guide 7.2 Introduction 7.3 How Debt Problems in the Public and Private Sector Differ 7.4 What is Debt? Relevant Actors in Debt Markets 7.

5 Types of Financial Crisis: Banking, Sovereign Debt 7.6 Multi-Lateral Aid Institutions: The World Bank 7.7 Non-governmental Aid 7.8 Conclusion 7.9 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 7.10 References Chapter 8: Politics of the Global Environment 8.1 Readers Guide 8.2 Introduction 8.

3 Environmental Issues 8.4 Global Environmental Politics and International Cooperation 8.5 International Environmental Agreements: Definition, Examples and Functions 8.6 Variation in Success of International Environmental Agreements 8.7 Conclusion 8.8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 8.9 References Chapter 9: Who Gets Foreign Aid and Why? 9.1 Readers Guide 9.

2 Introduction 9.3 Why do some countries provide Foreign Aid? 9.4 Humanitarian Motives 9.5 Strategic determinants of foreign aid for development by donor countries 9.6 Domestic political determinants of foreign aid in donor countries 9.7 Multi-Lateral Aid Institutions: The World Bank 9.8 Non-governmental Aid 9.9 Conclusion 9.

10 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 9.11 References Chapter 10: Aid and/or Trade? International Politics and Development 10.1 Readers Guide 10.2 Introduction 10.3 What does it mean to be "Developing?" Economic and Human Development 10.4 Institutions, Actors, and Development 10.5 Institutions to Promote the Accumulation of Capital: International and Domestic Development Banks 10.6 Does Foreign Aid Promote Economic and Human Development? 10.

7 Trade and Economic Development 10.8 Trade and Human Development 10.9 Conclusion 10.10 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 10.11 References Chapter 11: The Rise of the BRICs and Their Impact on Global Economic Governance 11.1 Readers Guide 11.2 Introduction 11.3 A review of the BRICs 11.

4 BRIC collective action 11.5 International Relations Theory and Explanations of BRIC Behavior 11.6 Implications of the Emergence of These Countries on Trade, Finance, the Environment, and Foreign Aid 11.7 Conclusion 11.8 End of Chapter Material · Questions · Empirical Exercises · Key Terms 11.9 References.