Issues in New Political Economy: An Overview
概述了新政治经济学自1980年代初以来的历史背景、性质及快速发展，并反思了该方法的优缺点，最后总结了本期特刊的其他文章。
A brief overview of the historical background, nature, and rapid growth in volume and scope of new political economy since the early 1980s is provided. the paper continues with some general reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of the new political economy approach, illustrated by the other contributions to this special issue of the Journal of Economic Surveys . The final Section summarises these contributions.