Preface / Joseph Caron -- Introduction: International political economy and explanations of China's globalization / David Zweig, Chen Zhimin -- Beyond the disciplinary heartlands: studying China's international political economy / Shaun A. Breslin -- Soft balancing and reciprocal engagement:...

Finanzkrisen verändern den Kapitalismus in besonderer Weise. Die aktuelle Krise zeigt, dass Finanzwirtschaft und Realwirtschaft Gefahr laufen, immer stärker entkoppelt zu werden. Diese Situation lässt die Finanzkrise beinahe zu einer Systemkrise werden. In Europa kommt ausserdem die Krise des...

Estimating two-step selection models, we find that more democratic governments are more likely to conclude preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and to agree to stricter investment provisions related to pre-establishment national treatment and investor-state dispute settlement in PTAs. This is...