List of Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis PART I: CONTEXTUALIZING TURBULENCE Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Politicizing the Global; P.Cerny Rethinking Development Inside International Political Economy; A.Payne States and World Order; A.Gamble Towards a Post-Structuralist Development Agenda; T.Parfitt PART II: IDEAS, INSTITUTIONS, AND POLICY Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Rethinking Development: Governance, Participation and Ownership; J.Busumtwi-Sam Social Norms in Transition: Gift-Giving and Reciprocity in a Global Era; L.Dobuzinskis The Politics of Transparency: Ambiguity in the Liberalization of International Finance; J.Best Stock Markets and States; K.Lavelle PART III: REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS Introduction; J.Busumtwi & L.Dobuzinskis Globalization and Currency Convergence: What Do the Regions Tell Us?; P.Bowles, O.Cocri & B.MacLean The Political Economy of the Third Way; S.Lee Phases of Capitalism, Globalizations, and the Japanese Economic Crisis; R.Westra Index