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Theories of Political Economy
"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 book emphasizes understanding both the differences among the overall frameworks of the theories and the issues common to them.
256 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 1992
About the author
James A. Caporaso
15 booksJames A. Caporaso (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. He is a specialist in international political economy and international relations theory. He is a past president of the International Studies Association (1997-98) and past Chair of the European Union Studies Association (1995-97). In 2003 he received an award for Distinguished International Political Economy Scholar from the International Studies Association. He has published articles in International Studies Quarterly, International Organization, American Political Science Review, Journal of European Public Policy and several other journals. He edited Comparative Political Studies until 2013. He is coauthor with David Levine of Theories of Political Economy. His current research is on political institutions and the financial crisis in comparative perspective. Caporaso enjoys teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in international relations and international political economy and mentoring graduate students.
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August 10, 2015
باعث ناامیدی است که نشر ثالث چنین کتابی را روانه‌ی بازار کرده. نه اینکه کتاب، کتاب بدی باشد، اتفاقاً یک منبع مختصر و مفید برای آشنایی با نظریه‌های اقتصاد سیاسی به شمار می‌آید که خصوصاً برای دانشجویان غیراقتصادی می‌تواند بسیار مفید باشد. اما کیفیت ترجمه‌ی آن... واقعا متوجه نمی‌شوم چطور کتاب به چاپ دوم هم رسیده اما متن کماکان مملو از غلط‌های نگارشی و فنی است. بنظر می‌رسد حتا یک بار هم مورد بازخوانی قرار نگرفته. و کماکان نمی‌فهمم «ثالث» چطور به همچین ترجمه‌ای اجازه‌ی چاپ داده. واقعاً انتظارم بیشتر بود
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April 3, 2020
This study was a written as a textbook to be used for the under/graduate students. A discussion related to basic economic theoires is held. For me except for Mraxist approach the rest theories are in one or another way are detailed explanations of capitalist mode of production. For example, liberal, neoliberal or Keynesian approaches suggest explanations about different stages of capitalism. However, these theories are not critical about intrinsic law of capitalism which is based on surplus value (endless accumulation of capital). Marxism is a radical critique of capitalism's endless accumulation of capital. Even Keynesian economic policies are conjectural which is a reaction to socialist economies and also a response to capitalist crisis. It is a sort of synthesis which meant welfare state as an alternative to USSR and also to minimise the negative effects of the II.WW and overcome the crisis that capitalists suffered.
January 4, 2015
متاسفانه با اینکه کتاب به چاپ دوم رسیده است، ناشر و مترجم محترم زحمت تطبیق ترجمه با متن اصلی را که به خود نداده هیچ، حتی متن را بازخوانی نکرده اند تا از غلط های مکرر تایپی و ساده دوری کنند. حتی شکل ها و جداول از کتاب اصلی به درستی منتقل نشده و منجر به گمراه کردن خواننده می شوند.
با تطبیق این ترجمه با متن اصلی، غلط هایی یافت می شود که به طور کلی معنای جمله را دگرگون و فهم آن را برای مخاطب نا ممکن می کند یا حتی منجر به برداشتی کاملا متضاد می شود.
از نشر ثالث بیش از این انتظار می رود.
به زبان اقتصادی، هزینه خواندش برای من بیش از فوایدش بود.
با تطبیق این ترجمه با متن اصلی، غلط هایی یافت می شود که به طور کلی معنای جمله را دگرگون و فهم آن را برای مخاطب نا ممکن می کند یا حتی منجر به برداشتی کاملا متضاد می شود.
از نشر ثالث بیش از این انتظار می رود.
به زبان اقتصادی، هزینه خواندش برای من بیش از فوایدش بود.
June 6, 2021
Vigésimo libro leído en 2021.
Los doctores Caporaso y Levine no son economistas, sino psicólogos. Lo interesante de este libro es que en la academia de Relaciones Internacionales sostiene un estudio sólido de las distintas teorías y enfoques que han consolidado la relación Estado-mercado.
Visitas a obras clásicas, neoclásicas, marxistas, liberales y más. Como recurso de clase - que yo mismo utilicé para el curso de Economía Política Internacional - es bastante conciso y claro.
Los doctores Caporaso y Levine no son economistas, sino psicólogos. Lo interesante de este libro es que en la academia de Relaciones Internacionales sostiene un estudio sólido de las distintas teorías y enfoques que han consolidado la relación Estado-mercado.
Visitas a obras clásicas, neoclásicas, marxistas, liberales y más. Como recurso de clase - que yo mismo utilicé para el curso de Economía Política Internacional - es bastante conciso y claro.
June 15, 2007
This is a great intro to major political economy theories.
March 23, 2020
ازین بدتر نمیشد ترجمه کرد
March 27, 2015
This is a great book for one of my courses in graduate studies, the branch of Political Economy, how politics and economics are related.
December 19, 2018
Unfortunately, I can’t remember a single of the 14 different theories of what politics means thrown at me on page 8 of the book nor can I tell how any of them differ from each other and further I can’t understand how any of them think that government, authority and power are bound up in its definition, fortunately I can rest assured that they do affect those things as the author has told us so. I suppose the main feature of this book is to generate a survey of political economy theories for undergrads. Even given that I would expect more interest from the authors in the reasons for and consequences of the theories they discuss at least a little. Instead, they rush through every theory as if they are a board middle school teacher who can’t wait to retire pointing out the plants on a hike through the woods with their class.
You will be stunned with such summaries as “Marx argued that capitalist economies have an inherent tendency towards crises involving the widespread unemployment of labor and the failure of product markets to provide adequate outlets for existing productive capacity of capital equipment” why did he come to this conclusion? Is this argument good? Are there historical examples that illustrate this point? Who cares? This isn’t a book for actually thinking about its subject merely to a observe those silly economic and political theorists running around.
Frustratingly, I will not learn anything from this book other than to be able to parrot summaries of theories so I sound smart.
As someone who knows nothing about the subject I cannot recommend a different book on the subject, however I can tell you that I quite enjoyed the last book I read Skyward by Brandon Sanderson which in my opinion covers the subject of how politics and economics can interact far more eloquently.
You will be stunned with such summaries as “Marx argued that capitalist economies have an inherent tendency towards crises involving the widespread unemployment of labor and the failure of product markets to provide adequate outlets for existing productive capacity of capital equipment” why did he come to this conclusion? Is this argument good? Are there historical examples that illustrate this point? Who cares? This isn’t a book for actually thinking about its subject merely to a observe those silly economic and political theorists running around.
Frustratingly, I will not learn anything from this book other than to be able to parrot summaries of theories so I sound smart.
As someone who knows nothing about the subject I cannot recommend a different book on the subject, however I can tell you that I quite enjoyed the last book I read Skyward by Brandon Sanderson which in my opinion covers the subject of how politics and economics can interact far more eloquently.
December 10, 2018
Read for my social and economic development policy class. I wasn't a huge fan of the way it was written- I found myself having to read a lot of it 2-3 times to understand what it was saying. But it does have a ton of useful information about different economic theories and ties them in well to political theory.
February 11, 2019
As always, my issue is with simplicity of language. I do not like it when complex sentences slow my reading pace. Nonetheless, the book is packed with lessons.
January 13, 2020
ترجمه ی بسیار بدی داره و در کل هم کتاب بسیار ابتداییه و برای کسایی که تازه میخوان راجع به اقتصاد و اقتصاد سیاسی یاد بگیرن مناسبه
April 17, 2024
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