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Continuities and Change in IPE at the Start of the Twenty-first Century Read chapter Read first chapter

2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

35. Commodities

Authors : Adam Sneyd, Charis Enns

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary International Political Economy

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

This chapter reviews empirical and theoretical developments related to the political economy of commodities. It reflects on recent trends in international political economy (IPE) scholarship on commodities and demonstrates that global commodity politics are ripe for future research. The chapter first explores what the end of bipolarity and the rise of the BRICS mean for commodity production, trade and consumption, as well as for global development. It then explores new trends in contemporary IPE scholarship on commodities, including a renewed interest in illicit and informal commodity flows, research on the financialization of commodities and a growing body of work on transnational governance and commodities. Thereafter, several emerging areas of study are introduced before concluding with a brief discussion of topics warranting further attention from IPE scholars moving forward.

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Metadata
Title
Commodities
Authors
Adam Sneyd
Charis Enns
Copyright Year
2019
Book
The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary International Political Economy

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-45442-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-45443-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-45443-0_35