Abstract
Abstract This chapter introduces the main argument and the methodology of the book. It discusses liberal and realist mainstream theories of international political economy and offers a critique of their deficient understanding of the domestic origins of international economic conflicts. These domestic origins are not primarily conflicting national egoisms but they are seen in the context of a competition between different models of capitalism that emerged as distinct reactions to the challenges of economic globalization. US finance-led, EU integration-led, and East Asian state-led models are not just growth strategies but include institutional and structural path dependencies. A combination of an international political economic understanding of the interdependence of different models of capitalism, with a sound understanding of their distinct internal dynamics found by studies of comparative capitalism (CC), is a very promising research path to understand the origins of international conflict and cooperation.
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