Peripheral growth models and the global economy: A second image IPE perspective

Michael Schedelik and Andreas Nölke

No 25/5, MPIfG Discussion Paper from Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Abstract: The paper departs from the perspective of "second image IPE," i.e., the need to closely combine Comparative Political Economy (CPE) and International Political Economy (IPE). More specifically, it focuses on the observation that the growth models in the (former) periphery of the global economy (a typical focus of CPE) are strongly shaped by their interdependencies with the structural transformations of the global economy (as studied by IPE). At the same time, the changes within the growth models of large economies in this periphery (CPE) can have a major impact on global interdependencies (IPE). For example, the rise of China as a major player in world trade and investment ("China shock") has had a substantial impact on growth models elsewhere in the periphery, via import penetration, direct investment, and export demand. This paper shows how these growth models shape (and are shaped through) international interdependencies by analyzing (1) the effects of global commodity cycles on the growth experience of several major exporters of primary resources, such as Brazil or Indonesia, during and after the recent commodity boom. (2) We further elaborate on the effects of global financial cycles on peripheral countries, particularly those pursuing debt-led growth models, such as South Africa or Turkey. (3) We finally point to the role of global production chains and foreign direct investment for FDI-led growth models of manufacturing exporters such as Thailand or Vietnam in South East Asia.

Keywords: commodity prices; comparative political economy; emerging economies; financial flows; foreign direct investment; global economy; global production chains; growth models; international political economy; middle-income trap; second image IPE; ausländische Direktinvestitionen; Falle des mittleren Einkommens; Finanzströme; globale Produktionsketten; Internationale Politische Ökonomie; Rohstoffpreise; Schwellenländer; Vergleichende Politische Ökonomie; Wachstumsmodelle; Weltwirtschaft (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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