FINAL paper

  

The final paper...

1.  Form a question relating to IPE

2. Answer the question in 5-7 pages

3. Get my approval on the question

4. Submit to me by 4:15 PM on April 19.

Now, some of the questions being asked are:  

How successful has the IMF been insolving developing financial crises in developing countries with and without help from other int'l organizations?

What was the affect of gold discoveries in the Americas on the Spain during the Spanish Empire?

Sustainable development goals:  Can trade agreements help to meet thos goals?

How do trade treaties and Int'l financial organizations (IMF, World Bank, etc.) successfully (or not) work together to promote economic development? 

I look forward to your question.

 

 

Traditional Schools of IPE

                    Assignment: Oatley - Chapter 1

February 1:  Int’l Monetary System

                     Assignment: Oatley – Chapter 10

February 8:   Gold Standard & Bretton Woods

         Assignments:  The Bretton Woods Conference (especially pg.5-9) – 0n Canvas

February 22: From the Gold Standard to flexible currency rates

                      Assignments:  Oakley – Chapter 12 & 13

Economist – Trilemma – on Canvas

CHANGE    EXAM 1 – Online due Feb. 28

March 1:      World Trade 

                     Assignment: Oakley - Chapters 2 & 3

https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/what-you-should-know-about-rcep-asias-new-trade-agreement/ (Links to an external site.)     or read transcript on Canvas

                      Order from Chaos - on Canvas

March 8:       Society vs. State Centered Trade

                      Assignment: Oakley Chapter 4 & 5

March 15:      State Centered Trade continued and Economic Development - ISI

                      Assignments: Oakley Chapters 5 & 6

                      Another look at ISI – on Canvas

March 22:     Economic Development and Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

                      Assignments: Oakley – Chapters 7,8, & 9

                      “The Ladder is Broken…” on Canvas

EXAM 2 – Online due March 28

March 29:  

  Financial Crises

                      Assignments:  Oakley – Chapter 15 

                      Trilemma (van der Kamp) – on Canvas

April 5:          Financial Crises - continued

                       Assignments  - Oakley - Chapter 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v8J8sgik&NR=1&feature=fvwp (Links to an external site.) 

April 12:     Successes & Possibilities

                      Assignment:  Oakley - Chapter 16

                      “Yuan as a reserve currency”, “Reserve currency – Bitcoin” – both on canvas