--- title: International Political Economy description: This discipline studies the intersection of global politics and economics. Learners will understand how international trade, finance, global markets, and state policies interact to shape global wealth distribution and economic relations. category: social-sciences subcategory: international-relations difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/international-political-economy --- # International Political Economy This discipline studies the intersection of global politics and economics. Learners will understand how international trade, finance, global markets, and state policies interact to shape global wealth distribution and economic relations. ## Available Resources 3 Books • 4 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Council on Foreign Relations - International Economics Think tank hub collecting backgrounders, expert commentary, and explainers on trade policy, sanctions, currencies, and supply chains. Readers can follow how specific economic disputes and policy decisions develop, with context on the institutions and actors involved. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.cfr.org/international-economics **Tags:** international-economics, trade-policy, foreign-policy, think-tank ### 2. VoxEU CEPR's policy portal where academic economists summarize their own research on trade, macroeconomics, finance, and international institutions in short columns. Readers get current empirical findings and the policy arguments they support without reading full journal papers. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://cepr.org/voxeu **Tags:** international-economics, economic-research, policy-analysis, cepr ### 3. piie.com PIIE is a leading think tank offering rigorous analysis of international economics and policy. The site hosts research papers, policy briefs, data, and expert commentary on trade, finance, macroeconomics, and global economic issues, plus events and news. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://piie.com **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, economics ### 4. globalpolicy.org Global Policy is an online platform that hosts expert analysis and commentary on global governance, economics, and international politics. It features articles, policy briefs, and debate pieces from scholars and practitioners on topics ranging from development and trade to security and governance. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://globalpolicy.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, international-relations ## Books ### 1. Global Political Economy **Author:** John Ravenhill Edited Oxford textbook surveying the theories and history of the world economy: trade, finance, production networks, development, and regional governance. Chapters by specialists let students compare realist, liberal, and critical approaches to the same empirical debates. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199666016?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, international-relations ### 2. Capital Rules **Author:** Rawi Abdelal Traces how capital controls gave way to free movement of money, arguing the shift was driven by European policymakers and international institutions rather than American pressure. Readers see how financial liberalization norms were constructed and contested. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674023692?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, international-relations ### 3. The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War **Author:** Nicholas Mulder A history of economic sanctions from the First World War blockade through the League of Nations era and the 1930s, showing how the tool emerged as an instrument of liberal internationalism and how target states responded by pursuing autarky and rearmament. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300270488?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** economic-sanctions, economic-history, economic-warfare, league-of-nations, interwar-period --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/international-political-economy