PSCI 4805
Global Money Rules
An exploration of the organization of the global monetary and financial system. Issues covered include the relationship between global finance and the state, the politics of world money, and the problems associated with regulating internationally-active financial institutions.
Topics
- include the relationship between global finance and the state
- politics of world money
Course catalogue
2026
Readings
- Unexpected Revolutionaries for the critical review, it is available through Cornell University Press for $45 USD (but please order it early so that you receive it with
Undated
Readings
- Cohen, B. (2017). The IPE of Money Revisited. Review of International Political Economy. 24, 4: pp. 657-680.
- Benney, T., and Cohen, B. (2014). What does the international currency system really look like? Review of International Political Economy. 21, 5: pp. 1017-1041.
- Abdelal, R. (2011). Writing the rules of global finance: France, Europe, and capital liberalization. Review of International Political Economy. 13, 1: pp. 1-27.
- Burn, G. (1999). The state, the City, and the Euromarkets. Review of International Political Economy. 6, 2: pp. 225-261.
- Eichengreen, B., and Woods, N. (2016). The IMF’s Unmet Challenges. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 30, 1: pp. 29-52.
- Baker, A., and Underhill, G. R. D. (2015). Economic Ideas and the Political Construction of the Financial Crash of 2008. British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year Honours standing and one of PSCI 2602 , PSCI 3600 , or PSCI 3703 , or permission of the Department. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PSCI 5802 , for which additional credit is precluded. Seminars three hours a week.