Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production (Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783470208 ISBN 13: 9781783470204

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. The book explores the topic in a range of directions, including the human material 'used' in production across the globe and alternatives proposed from different quarters.

Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The doubling of the world's available labor supply after the opening up of the planned economies in Europe and Asia has sharply tilted the balance of power towards giant corporations. Labor and the politics of work is analyzed in a number of key countries. Possible signs of a recovery of organized labor's negotiating power on this vastly expanded playing field are discussed in separate chapters, and a complete overview is provided of labour research networks currently active. This important volume addresses topics relating to the human and natural basis on which production rests, from the consequences of the exploitation of the body and mind to sex work, biotechnology, and the prospects for ecological re-balancing.

Written by a team of authors from fourteen different countries and comprising some of the biggest names in contemporary social science as well as topical specialists, this Handbook will prove a critical resource to political economists at all levels, trade unionists and NGO activists in the labor and human rights sphere, politicians and journalists.

Contributors: J. Baines, A. Bhattacharjee, M. Boyer, D. Bradanini, U. Brand, J. Chan, C.B.N. Chin, M. Davies, R. Delgado Wise, R. Desai, A. Fishwick, A. Freeman, S. Gindin, K. Gray, J.-C. Graz, Y. Gromyko, J. Harrod, O. Holman, R. Ihara, Y. Jang, S. Kay, D.T. Martin, S. McGrath, J. Merk, P. Moore, L. Panitch, M. Paterson, N. Pun, A. Roy, S. Sassen, M. Selden, B. Selwyn, G.M. enalp, Ö. enalp, W. Seppmann, B.J. Silver, K. Strauss, M. Wissen, J. Wullweber

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Edited by Kees van der Pijl, Fellow, Centre for Global Political Economy and Professor Emeritus, University of Sussex, UK

Review:

'In their Handbook of the International Political Economy of Gender, Juanita Elias and Adrienne Roberts offer a collection that not only provides an overview of the "state of the art" in ongoing IPE gender studies debates, but also highlights avenues for theoretical advance and future research. In addition to offering incisive critiques of conventional IPE approaches, this collection highlights the diversity of Feminist IPE perspectives themselves, across disciplinary, theoretical and subfield divides - and so stands to advance gendered IPE analyses specifically, and IPE debates more generally across, our entire field.'--Wesley W. Widmaier, Griffith University, Australia

'Elias and Roberts have pulled off quite a feat: they have made a Handbook exciting. This collection is packed with up-to-the-minute feminist international political economy findings. Each contributor knows the current debates and why every one of these (often fierce) debates matters.'--Cynthia Enloe, author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy

'An indispensable reference for understanding the breadth, depth, sophistication, and political robustness of feminist international political economy today by leading scholars in the field. From the political economies of migration, sex and domestic work, industrial labor, incarceration, and privatized security to global governance, globalization, and development and their effects on social reproduction and everyday life, this compendium shows how critical feminist perspectives are to resisting the violences of the contemporary international political economy.'--Anne Sisson Runyan, University of Cincinnati, US

'This rich collection provides ample evidence that the interdisciplinary field of feminist International Political Economy has come into its own. It showcases the diversity of theoretical influences, methods of analysis, political engagements, and topic areas that make up the field. It also highlights the strength of the feminist revision of IPE for challenging contemporary issues and inequities. Building on the most recent feminist research, this engaging and thought-provoking Handbook is of great value to scholars, students and practitioners alike.'--Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783470208
• ISBN 13: 9781783470204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Van Der Pijl Kees