, it also addresses contemporary issues and key controversies and debates.

International Political Economy is divided into three parts. The first part covers major theoretical perspectives; the second part introduces students to the globalization debate, mapping out the major changes in international political economy since the inter-war period; and the final part turns to patterns of politics in the world economy.

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* Goes beyond mainstream debates to include a broader range of perspectives
* Assumes no background knowledge, making it accessible to beginning students
* Written by six experts
* Includes excellent pedagogical aids throughout including chapter overviews, key points, questions, a guide to further reading, web links, boxes, and a glossary
* Accompanied by a Companion Website containing case studies, web links, a flashcard glossary, PowerPoint-based lecture slides, and updates on the academic literature2f:T50e,Three decades after the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, it is perhaps time to take stock of the concept of 'Thatcherism' and the prominent role it has played in the history of post-war Britain.Of course, there is much debate about what Thatcherism actually was or is. Some commentators argue that Thatcherism was more noteworthy for its rhetoric than for its achievements. The welfare state, for example, emerged little changed after eleven years of Thatcherism. Some historians additionally suggest that other social forces that existed prior to Thatcher will outlast her.Yet, whichever way one looks at it, the Thatcherite project of the 1980s brought about a fundamental reorganisation of much of the UK's social and economic life. Did Thatcherite policies dramatically alter the trajectory of the country's development? Can even long-term and seemingly enduring path dependencies be altered as dramatically as claimed?. Ought Thatcher's period in office be seen as a 'critical juncture' for the UK? This book brings together a range o

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