LibGuides: IPE 301: Theories of International Political Economy : Getting Started

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Starting Points

Europa World Plus
Call Number: Click on the title above for online access.
Online version of the Europa World Yearbook, covering political and economic information from over 250 countries and territories. Includes comparative statistical information, directories and maps.
Encyclopedia of the Global Economy by David E. O'Connor
Call Number: HF1359 O28 2006 v. 1-2
Publication Date: 2005
Guide to researching issues related to IPE. See Vol. 1 for timelines, primary documents, and statistics; Vol. 2 offers overviews of major topics, theories, and key players in the global economy.
Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy by R. J. Barry Jones
Call Number: REF HF1359 .R68 2001 v. 1-3
Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia devoted to major theories, issues, and key players in the field of IPE.
The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment by Andrew Holden (Editor); David A. Fennell (Editor)
Call Number: G155.A1 H65 2013
Publication Date: 2012
Explores and evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism's relationship with nature, especially pertinent at a time of major re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment as a consequence of the environmental problems we now face.

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