The Politics of International Economic Relations - Softcover

Spero, Joan Edelman; Hart, Jeffrey A.

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9780312084769: The Politics of International Economic Relations

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ISBN 10: 0312084765 ISBN 13: 9780312084769

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1996

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THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS gives students the historical and political background needed to understand the world economy.

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About the Author:

Joan E. Spero is President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, which strives to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, and child maltreatment prevention as well as preservation of Doris Duke's properties. Renowned throughout the field of political science, Spero received her doctorate in political science from Columbia University, where she taught international politics and economics from 1973 to 1979. In 1980, she was named U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council by President Jimmy Carter. From 1981 to 1993, she served as an executive at the American Express Company, ultimately executive vice president for corporate affairs and communications. Dr. Spero's vast political experience also includes serving as undersecretary of state for economic, business, and agricultural affairs in the Clinton Administration.

Jeffrey A. Hart is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he has taught international politics and international political economy since 1981. He taught at Princeton University from 1973 to 1980, served as a professional staff member of the President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties from 1980-1981, and worked at the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress as an internal contractor in 1985-1986. Dr. Hart received his doctorate in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975.

Review:

"One of the main things I have always liked about this book is that it is pitched at just the right level. It covers the topic in depth, but without getting technically difficult. I even use it as an introductory book for graduate students. ... This is the best general undergraduate survey on the politics of international economics. It is thorough, yet accessible, wide-ranging and well written. I have been using it for many years. I have often looked at substitutes, and none come close."

"If asked I would describe the Spero and Hart book as simply the best single volume introduction to IPE currently available."

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