List of Tables and Figures vii

List of Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xi

1 Markets, Politics, and Change in the Global Political Economy David P. Rapkin and William P. Avery 1

2 Global Debt Cycles and the Role of Political Regimes Christian Suter and Ulrich Pfister 17

3 Global Debt Crises in Structural-Cyclical Perspective: 1791-1984 David Kowalewski 57

4 The Impact of Arms Imports and Economic Environments on Third World Debt Robert E. Looney 85

5 Direct Foreign Investment, Repression, Reform, and Political Conflict in Third World States John M. Rothgeb, Jr. 105

6 Markets, Sovereignty, and International Regime Change: Constraints on Nationalization Strategies in Peru and Jamaica Kenneth A. Rodman 127

7 The Economic Origins of Political Instability: Why the Portuguese Bourgeoisie Abandoned Its First Republic Kathleen C. Schwartzman 151

8 External Shocks and Instability in Taiwan: The Dog That Didn't Bark Cal Clark 173

References 199

Index 221

About the Book 227