Earlier edition: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perspectives on international political economy -- Basic concepts fo r international political economy -- Globalization and governance -- Th e political origins of a global economy: power and markets -- The polit ical economy of global production and exchange -- Wealth, poverty and i nequality in the global economy -- The political economy of global fina nce: states, firms and markets -- States and the dynamics of global eco nomic competition -- Power, wealth and interdependence in an era of adv anced globalization -- Global perspectives on population, hunger, food and health -- Sustainable development, the global commons and environme ntal diplomacy -- The international political economy of globalization.