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This course examines the relationship between politics and international economics in emerging market and developing economies. Throughout the course, we critically evaluate different political science theories of foreign economic policymaking in emerging markets. The course begins with an overview of theories of international political economy. The second section of the course focuses on developing countries’ embrace of economic globalization over the past thirty years. We examine different political explanations for why emerging market and developing countries have removed barriers to foreign trade and foreign investment since the 1980s. The final section of the course explores how globalization has impacted emerging market economies, focusing on the challenge of maintaining economic and financial stability in this era of economic globalization.