Description: Introduction. 1. The Classics. The Economic Approach: Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations." Lenin, "Imperialism: The Highest State of Capitalism." The Political Approach: Alexander Hamilton, "Report on Manufactures." 2. Multinational Corporations. The Economic Approach: Epstein, Grotty, Kelly, "Winners and Losers in the Global Economic Game." The Political Approach: Robert Gilpin, "U.S. Power and the Multinational Corporation." 3. Trade. The Economic Approach: Coughlin, Chrystal, Wood, "Protectionist Trade Policies: A Survey of Theory, Evidence and Rationale." Paul Krugman, "Competitiveness: A Dangerous Obsession." Bruno S. Frey, "The Public Choice View of International Political Economy." The Political Approach: Stephen D. Krasner, "State Power and the Structure of International Trade." Gowa and Mansfield, "Power Politics and International Trade." Nikolaos Zahariadis, "Why State Subsidies? Evidence from European Community Countries, 1981-86." 4. Monetary Relations. The Economic Approach: Milton Friedman, "The Case for Flexible Exchange Rates." The Political Approach: Goodman and Pauly, "The Obsolescence of Capital Controls? Economic Management in an Age of Global Markets." 5. Security, Development and the State. The Economic Approach: Raymond Vernon, "The Promise of Privatisation." Alison Butler, "Environmental Protection and Free Trade: Are They Mutually Exclusive?" The Political Approach: Michael T. Klare, "Redefining Security: The New Global Schisms." Janet Welsh Brown, "Population, Consumption and the Path to Sustainability." 6. Democracy and the Free Market. The Economic Approach: Kenichi Ohmae, "The End of the Nation State." The Political Approach: Haggard and Kaufman, "The Challenges of Consolidation."

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