Theories of Political Economy

by James A. Caporaso and David P. Levine

Book Overview

Political economy has been the term used for the past 300 years to express the interrelationship between the political and economic affairs of the state. In Theories of Political Economy, James A. Caporaso and David P. Levine explore some of the more important frameworks for understanding the relation between politics and economics, including the classical, Marxian, Keynesian, neoclassical, state-centered, power-centered, and justice-centered. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521425786
• ISBN13: 9780521425780
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Summary of Political Economy

This is a very good introduction into the theories of political economy. It covers classical and neo-classical theories, as well as Marxian and Keynesian critiques. Notably missing is Polanyi. Sometimes a bit difficult to read, but then again, this is political economics...