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Y376 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

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Y376 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

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  1. De c e m b e r 8 , 2 0 0 9

  2. A Renewed Focus on the Local  Glo b a liza tio n m a ke s it d iffic ult fo r g o ve rnm e nts to p ro te c t lo c a l c o m m unitie s a nd re g io ns fro m its ne g a tive e ffe c ts (e s p e c ia lly und e r the influe nc e o f ne o -lib e ra l id e a s )  In ind us tria lize d c o untrie s , e nviro nm e nta l c o nc e rns a re p ro d uc ing a g re a te r fo c us o n lo c a l is s ue s  In d e ve lo p ing c o untrie s , s o c ia l s a fe ty ne ts w e re to o thin to b e g in w ith; inc re a s ing the b urd e n o n lo c a l c o m m unitie s  Go ve rnm e nts e ve ryw he re ha ve b e e n s c a ling b a c k the ir e ffo rts to he lp the vulne ra b le

  3. What are the Issues that Both Sides Have to Address?  C o ntinue d p o ve rty a nd m is e ry o f the Fo urth W o rld  Ina b ility o f e ithe r g lo b a liza tio n o r lo c a lis m to o ve rc o m e fo rc e s tha t le a d to d o m e s tic vio le nc e a nd w a r  Re d e fining the ro le o f lo c a l a nd na tio na l g o ve rnm e nts , a lo ng w ith inte rna tio na l g o ve rna nc e ins titutio ns , s o tha t the g lo b a l e c o no m y c a n p ro d uc e b e tte r re s ults

  4. What comes next in the study of International Political Economy?  Ho w to re c o nc ile the g lo b a l inte re s ts in e c o no m ic g ro w th a nd e nviro nm e nta l p ro te c tio n  Ho w to d e a l w ith the g ro w ing p o w e r o f MNC s a nd o the r tra ns na tio na l a c to rs  Ho w to p re s e rve a nd e xp a nd d e m o c ra tic g o ve rna nc e in the fa c e o f g ro w ing vulne ra b ility o f the s ys te m to m a jo r d is rup tio ns (m ilita ry, e c o no m ic , a nd te rro ris t)

  5. Recent Concerns  Glo b a l fina nc ia l c ris is m a y le a d to a re turn to g re a te r re g ula tio n o f fina nc ia l m a rke ts  Othe r typ e s o f re g ula tio n m a y b e c o m e m o re a c c e p ta b le a ls o :  Anti-trus t a nd c o m p e titio n p o lic ie s  Enviro nm e nta l re g ula tio ns to d e a l w ith g lo b a l c lim a te c ha ng e a nd to xic w a s te  Re la xa tio n o f inte lle c tua l p ro p e rty e nfo rc e m e nt to d e a l w ith AIDS a nd o the r g lo b a l p a nd e m ic s  Re ne w e d fo c us o n e d uc a tio n a nd infra s truc ture

  6. Who is thinking about these things?  To m Frie d m a n  Sa s kia Sa s s e n  Suza nne Be rg e r  W illia m Ea s te rly  He rna nd o d e So to  J o s e p h Stig litz  Al Go re  Bill a nd Me lind a Ga te s

  7. Tom Friedman’s new book  Ho t, Fla t a nd C ro w d e d  Vid e o o f Frie d m a n e xp la ining the b o o k o n the C ha rlie Ro s e Sho w

  8. Saskia Sassen  P ro fe s s o r, So c io lo g y, Unive rs ity o f C hic a g o  Bo o ks :  Cities in a world economy  Deciphering the Global: Its Spaces, Scales and Subjects  The Glo b a l C ity: New York, London, Tokyo  Fo c us e s o n e m e rg ing s o c ia l p ra c tic e s video

  9. Suzanne Berger  P ro fe s s o r, P o litic a l Sc ie nc e , MIT  Bo o ks :  Na tio na l Dive rs ity a nd Glo b a l C a p ita lis m  Ho w W e C o m p e te  Fo c us e s o n the p o litic a l e c o no m y o f g lo b a liza tio n a nd p a rtic ula rly o n c o nve rg e nc e

  10. William Easterly  Arg ue s a g a ins t p a na c e a s  Arg ue s fo r p ro p e r s truc turing o f g ro up inc e ntive s  Fo rm e rly e m p lo ye d b y W o rld Ba nk  No w p ro fe s s o r a t NYU  Vid e o  Bill Ga te s ha te s his ne w b o o k

  11. Hernando de Soto  P e ruvia n e c o no m is t  He a d o f Ins titute fo r Lib e rty a nd De m o c ra c y in Lim a  Bo o k:  The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else video

  12. Joseph Stiglitz  Fo rm e r c hie f e c o no m is t o f the W o rld Ba nk turne d c ritic o f the IMF a fte r the As ia C ris is  Arg ue s the IMF m is m a na g e d g lo b a liza tio n  To o fo c us e d o n infla tio n a nd fis c a l re c titud e  Ne g le c te d e c o no m ic g ro w th a nd e m p lo ym e nt video

  13. Al Gore  Ex VP  C EO o f C urre nt.TV  W rite r, p ro d uc e r a nd d ire c to r o f An Inc o nve nie nt Truth video

  14. What comes next in the study of International Political Economy?  Ho w to re c o nc ile the g lo b a l inte re s ts in e c o no m ic g ro w th a nd e nviro nm e nta l p ro te c tio n  Ho w to d e a l w ith the g ro w ing p o w e r o f MNC s a nd o the r tra ns na tio na l a c to rs  Ho w to p re s e rve a nd e xp a nd d e m o c ra tic g o ve rna nc e in the fa c e o f g ro w ing vulne ra b ility o f the s ys te m to m a jo r d is rup tio ns (m ilita ry, e c o no m ic , a nd te rro ris t)

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