IR/PS302

IR/PS312 Summer Session

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (4)

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Instructor: A. Yansane

San Francisco State University Office: HUM 334

Phone:(415)338-2495

FAX: (415) 338-2880

e-mail: aymouke@sfsu.edu

website: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~aymouke

I. SCOPE, CONTENT AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME

The general objective of the course of International Political Economy (IPE) is to examine the mutual interactions of state and market and analyzes the significance of this relationship. It assumes that an understanding of the issues of the expansion of world political economy, international trade, monetary affairs and economic development requires the integration of the theoretical insights of the disciplines of economics and political science. The course will discuss the three (3) prevailing ideologies of the interactions, which interpret the dynamics of the policies of international political economy (i.e., trade, money, finance and taxation, development and investment, and transnational corporations).

The course is multidisciplinary and draws upon economics and political science and policy-oriented materials. The successful completion of this course or the expected learning outcome should enable the students to understand, analyze and assess the issues and problems of the international political economy and their significance in evaluating globalization, regionalism and protectionism.

II. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The course is offered for four (4) units. There will be four (3) hours of lecture and discussions, everyday. Discussions are an integral part of the course. Sometimes there will be audio-visual illustrations and films. Students will be evaluated on their performance on two brief exams, i.e., a midterm and a final exam, the discussions of assigned readings, two book reviews and short summaries of required readings to be handed in on Monday, June 13, 20,27, and July 4th.

The objectives of the course are to be reached in large measure by a blend of lectures, extensive reading and class discussions and written book reviews and required readings summaries. The brief exams will be on the reading and the lecture materials. Each student will hand in two book reviews of 7 typewritten pages to be devoted to a topic linked to one of the themes of the course. The two book reviews must be cleared with the instructor. The first review is due on June 13, the second on June 27.

A student can also choose to write one research paper (approximately 15-20 pages) on a topic, the synopsis and outline of which, have been approved by the instructor.

IR/PS312 Summer Session

International Political Economy (4) Instructor: A.Y. Yansane

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III. GRADING

The two brief exams will constitute 40 percent of the course grade. They will be on June 16th and July 7th. The two book reviews or the final paper will constitute 50 percent of the grade. Class participation and summaries of required readings will make the remaining 10 percent.

IV. REQUIRED READINGS

1. David N. Balaan & Michael Vesech, (B&V) Introduction to International Political
Economy (Prentice Hall, 2005).

2. Douglass A. Irwin (DAI), FREE TRADE UNDER FIRE (Princeton U Press, 2002)

Anne O. Krueger (AK), Trade Policies and Developing Nations, (The Brookings
Institution, 1995).

Jagdish Bhagwati (JB), Protectionism (The MIT Press, 1995). or

Robert Gilpin (RG), GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY:UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER , (Princeto and OUP, 2001);or

Intrenational Forum on Globalization (IFG), ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBALIZATION: A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE (IFG, 2001), or

Joseph Stiglitz (JS), GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENT, (Uni. Of Chicago press, 2001)

Kumar Nagesh (KN), Multinational Enterprises and Industrial Organization: The Case of

India (Sage Publications 1994). or

V. READING REFERENCE

G. Meier (Ed.), Leading Issues in Economic Development (Oxford 2005).

VI. BOOKS FOR REVIEWS

Books for Review - International Political Economy - Download PDF - 14 pages

VII. COURSE OUTLINE

June 6-20	B&V, ch. 1-5	PERSPECTIVES ON IPE Definition; Wealth & Power; Laissez-Faire; Marx and Lenin; Regional ???
	B&V, ch. 6-10	IPE STRUCTURES Economics of IPE; Origins of World Economy; International Trade; International Monetary System
	B&V, ch. 11-14	STATE/MARKET RELATIONS Case Studies; US Hegemony
	B&V, ch. 15-16	NORTH/SOUTH RELATIONS Development Dilemma
	B&V, all	MIDTERM EXAM
June 21-30	DAI (all) AK (all) JB (all)	CASE FOR FREE TRADE & TRADE/MARKET ISSUES Interactions, Exchange Rates, Balance of Payments, Banking System & Money
	JB (all) AK (all) ,	PROTECTIONISM/GATT and WTO, URUGUAY ROUND
		CRITIQUE OF FREE TRADE by Marxists & Dependency Schools
		STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTS
		REVIEW OF INTERACTIONS OF MARKET/STATE
July 1-7	RG (all) IFG (all) JS (all)	TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (TNCs)
	Same	TNCs (continued)
	Same	GLOBALIZATION & INTEGRATION
	Same	RICH & POOR STATES vs. COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF IPE
	Same	FINAL EXAM

VIM. OUTLINE OF GRADUATE PAPERS

Selection of a hypothesis in the field of economic, political, and business development (for graduate students). Formulate it in an operational way and state the alternative hypotheses that purport to explain the phenomena. State the implications of the hypotheses. Design and present data whereby the hypothesis could be tested. (You do not have to do the calculations or conduct significance tests; only describe the method you would follow, present your data and state your reasons for expecting that the test would be a good one). Please discuss with the instructor the paper that you propose to