Debates in international political economy

pt. I. The liberal international order

1. Geopolitical change threatens the liberal order v. the liberal order remains robust

"Revisiting the future : geopolitical effects of the financial crisis" / Jennifer Harris

"The liberal international order and its discontents" / G. John Ikenberry

pt. II. International trade

2. Trade deficits reduce total jobs v. trade deficits produce different jobs

"The China trade toll" / Robert E. Scott

"The employment rationale for trade protection" / Douglas A. Irwin

3. Retrain workers v. redistribute income

"Strengthening trade adjustment assistance" / Howard F. Rosen

"A New Deal for globalization" / Matthew J. Slaughter

4. Migration brings economic gains v. migration reduces cultural cohesion

"The Case for Immigration" / Philippe Legrain

"Too diverse?" / David Goodhart

5. Free trade agreements are stepping-stones v. free trade agreements are stumbling blocks

"Free-trade agreements: steppingstones to a more open world" / Daniel T. Griswold

"Why PTAs are a pox on the world trading system" / Jagdish Bhagwati

6. Restrict trade to reduce greenhouse gases v. don't restrict trade to support climate change goals

"Addressing the leakage/competitiveness issue in climate change policy proposals / Jeffrey A. Frankel

"International Trade Law and the economics of climate policy : evaluating the legality and effectiveness of proposals to address competitiveness and leakage concerns" / Jason E. Bordoff.

pt. III. Multinational corporations

7. Sweatshop regulation is counterproductive v. governments must regulate sweatshops

"In praise of cheap labor: bad jobs at bad wages are better than no jobs at all" / Paul Krugman

"Why economists are wrong about sweatshops and the Antisweatshop Movement" / John Miller

8. The multinational corporation race to the bottom v. the myth of the multinational corporation race to the bottom

"Multinational enterprises and the prospects for justice" / David Yoffie

"Bottom feeders" / Daniel W. Drezner

9. Sovereign wealth funds threaten U.S. interests v. sovereign wealth funds do not threaten U.S. interests

"Sovereign wealth funds, oil, and the New World Economic Order" / Gal Luft

"The rise of sovereign wealth funds : impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy and economic interests" / Edwin M. Truman

pt. IV. International monetary issues

10. Too little market regulation caused the financial crisis v. too much government intervention caused the financial crisis

"The anatomy of a murder : who killed America's economy?" / Joseph E. Stiglitz

"How did we get into this financial mess?" / Lawrence H. White

11. China must revalue to correct global imbalances v. Chinese revaluation will not correct global imbalances

"The dollar and the renminbi" / C. Fred Bergsten

"Reconsidering revaluation : the wrong approach to the U.S.-Chinese trade imbalance" / David D. Hale and Lyric Hughes Hale

pt. V. Development in the global economy

12. Trade promotes growth v. trade does not promote growth

"Spreading the wealth" / David dollar and Aart Kraay

"Trading in illusions" / Dani Rodrik

13. Foreign aid promotes development v. foreign aid is ineffective

"Eyes wide open : on the targeted use of foreign aid" / David Dollar

"The cartel of good intentions" / William Easterly

14. Microcredit facilitates development v. microcredit does not facilitate development

"Poverty Is a threat to peace" / Muhammad Yunus

"The micromagic of microcredit" / Tyler Cowen

pt. VI. The future of globalization

15. The Beijing Consensus will replace the Washington Consensus v. the myth of the Beijing Consensus

"Redefining Beijing Consensus : ten economic principles" / Michael Jacobsen

"The myth of the Beijing Consensus" / Scott Kennedy

16. The consequence of crisis : fundamental change or essential continuity?

"Globalization in retreat : further geopolitical consequences of the financial crisis" / Roger C. Altman

"What "Chimerica" hath wrought" / Niall Ferguson.