Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality - Couverture souple

Hancké, Bob; Van Overbeke, Toon; Voss, Dustin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1049430832 ISBN 13 : 9781049430836

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

This book unpacks what political economy is and does through an investigation of its main questions and approaches. Bob Hancké, Toon Van Overbeke and Dustin Voss offer a historical and thematic review of the evolution of political-economic thought, centred on the relation between capitalism and democracy.

Chapters discuss how interests, ideas and institutions are the methodological and conceptual building blocks of political economy. The authors use these concepts to understand how markets work and why they fail, the problems facing the welfare state, the political economy of voting and democracy, and the problems of cooperation in a world of interdependent democracies. Covering the main analytical approaches that political economists have developed to tackle the complexities of this social world, the book expands on some of the most important questions confronting the field.

Understanding Political Economy is an invaluable resource for academics and students of political science, economics, and international relations. Its insights on capitalism, democracy and inequality are vital for policymakers in the field.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bob Hancké, Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science and Managing Director, PEACS, UK, Toon Van Overbeke, Assistant Professor of Europe, Climate and Digital Society, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands and Dustin Voss, Senior Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1049430832
• ISBN 13: 9781049430836
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible