Inequality through MNE–emerging economy coevolution? A political actor view on Myanmar/Burma’s peacebuilding

The Political Economy of Peacebuilding: a Critical Theory Perspective

The ideology of the liberal peace has propelled the political economies of war-torn societies into a scheme of global convergence towards “market liberalisation”. This orthodoxy was an uncontestable assumption underlying external economic assistance. However, the project faltered under its inherent contradictions and because it ignored the socio-economic problems confronting war-torn societies,...

A political economy perspective on persistent inequality, inflation, and redistribution

Agrofuels capitalism: a view from political economy.

This article considers the global expansion of agrofuels feedstock production from a political economy perspective. It considers and dismisses the environmental and pro-poor developmental justifications attached to agrofuels. To local populations and direct producers, the specific destination of the crop as fuel, food, cosmetics or other final uses in faraway places is probably of less interest...

A view from behavioral political economy on China's institutional change

Article history: Received 23 February 2011 Received in revised form 25 April 2012 Accepted 3 May 2012 Available online 12 May 2012 A behavioral political economy framework is built on the basis of prospect theory to explain the induced and imposed institutional changes during China's market reform, giving special attention to the integrated effects of economic and political institutions. Accord...

Inequality , Education and Comparative Political Economy

This report investigates the evolution of economic inequalities and the drivers behind these inequalities. The authors’ economic and political analysis of developments in the labour markets and education and training systems of Germany and the UK, two countries marked by significant differences in political, economic and educational infrastructure, provides fresh contexts for thinking in these ...