1. Analyze a contemporary issue in international political
economy.
a. Contemporary: last 30 years or so
b. Issue must be analytical, not normative
(i) Analytical: why a policy was adopted;
consequences of a policy, such as a trade
agreement; evaluation of international financial
institutions, codes of conduct, or fair trade;
causes of land grabs; politics of tax havens….
(ii) Normative: what should be done? This is not the
purpose of this assignment.
c. Paper must use International Political Economy
(IPE) theory to analyze/explain the issue.
d. Some suggestions for picking a topic.