INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY THEORIES AND ISSUES

4,000 words in total!

Answer ONE question only!!


1. Did colonialism play a critical role in the rise of industrial capitalism in Europe?

2.  To what extent does Ricardos Labour Theory of Value propose a radically different interpretation of international trade relations than the mercantilists?

3. What does the Marxian analysis of the social relations of production bring to the study of International Political Economy?

4. Critically assess the nature of the economic system as it was it was viewed by the marginalists.

5. In what ways can race be incorporated in an IPE feminist critique of:
(1) reproductive work;  OR
(2) global production networks; OR
(3) microcredit as a development strategy.
(Please choose only one option).

6. Are capital controls necessary for effective full employment policies? Critically discuss how the Bretton Woods System rel

Read - Week 10 and 11 Sceenshots, The Ch. 3 and 4 from Jason Hickel's book, The Divide, and The Ch. 1 to 4 by Ha-Joon Chang(Chang offers an institutionalist critique of neoliberal development theory, saying that the state has always played a key role in regulating markets and guiding development.)

Write a two-paged, single-spaced essay on the following questions.

Questions
First, briefly describe the economic and political dynamics, which created and underdeveloped the Third World.
Second, what was the strategy of developmentalism, which most Third World nations experimented with in the 1950s and 1960s?
Third, what was the neoliberal strategy of development and what were its results? Finally, what methods of development have allowed for the more recent "Rise of the South"?

Focus only on the course materials. Do not use sub-headings. Fill the full two pages with writing. Use references for any quotations and materials taken from the readings or lectures.

Please answer this question, One paragraph for each question.

Read
- Read the Ch. 3 and 4 from Jason Hickel's book, The Divide and Screenshot file

Questions
1. How does Easterly think about development from a liberal viewpoint?

2. What is the institutionalist understanding of development?

3. How did the transition to capitalism in England change the logic of imperialism?

4. How were India and China under-developed?

The Case Study is a 5 to 7-page analysis of the specific topic. Established footnoting and citation rules must be observed.  2 different Journal article citations are required. Include a bibliography. No more than 20% of the Case Study should be quotes.  analyze and comment on the topic and sources utilized thus forming good scholarship habits. *The described format MUST be followed thus include these headings in the Case Study. Case Studies that do not include the following format will lose 10 marks.
*1.  Introduction    2. Topic Summary    3. Major Issues    4. Pro and Con Issues                    5. Personal Observation without any quotes just your own views and recommendations      6. Conclusion

For the first journal submission, create an eighth journal entry answering the following questions:



1. Assess yourself halfway through the book. How well-equipped do you feel you are able to handle this information?



2. Have the previous modules on fundamentals helped grasp this text? Explain why or why not.

Please answer this question, One paragraph for each question.

Read
- Krippner and Epstein

Questions
1. How do Krippner and Epstein define financialization?

2. How does Krippner show, empirically, that financialization as a mode of accumulation has become dominant in the US economy?

3. Is neoliberalism only about financialization, or is financialization only one element of neoliberalism?

What are the 3 things that the Trump and Clinton campaigns did well? Didn't do well? Your analysis should include the strategic decisions both implemented to convey their messages.

Use the following three articles to assist you in your research of this assignment:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/mobilization-only-politics-2016-214456

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/brandonfinnigan/why-trump-really-won-wisconsin-and-pennsylvania#.jx1yeYz0P

( 1 ) Thesis
( 2 ) Major points to support the thesis
( 3 ) How are the papers commonly come together to support an issue?
( 4 ) How are the papers conversing with each other
( 5 ) Are there any questions that you have within the readings?

Format
-one page
-single spaced
-APA
-including 2-3 sources from "upload additional materials"

For this assignment, you are to compare two countries on three continents. A discussion of the population, natural resources, government, flag is required. You should include a total of 6 countries in your assignment.  This is a basic comparison of countries. This assignment should be 2-4 pages.

Voter ID laws is the topic
Thirty six states have photo identification requirements at the polls, and with over twenty one million American citizens not having a government issued ID, voter turnout is reduced by two to three percentage points. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, this translates to tens of thousands votes lost in a single state, because ID cards are not accessible to everyone.
Talk about voter ID laws over time, including history of voter fraud and how voter ID laws have changed, this is a good article to start with - https://www.ukessays.com/essays/politics/history-of-the-voter-fraud-politics-essay.php
Take a stand on whether strict voter id laws stray people from voting or do not affect it, this is a good article https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/19-076_3d09347d-3333-4ec8-8f71-0ce75f44261e.pdf
Talk about how voter id laws might prevent certain types of ethnicities in our country to drift away from voting, possibly find e