Conclusion
Strange, Susan. “Conclusion.” In Paths to International Political Economy, edited by Susan Strange. London: Allen and Unwin, 1984.
Strange then poses the question ‘What about International Relations?’ in her conclusion to Paths to International Political Economy (1984). After discussing the importance of the grounding in politics for economists and vice versa, Strange notes that radical theorists have concentrated too much on the production structure, and notes that the other three (finance, security and ‘knowledge’) are as important. However this is not developed further. She goes on to identify the state as still the central decision making body in the international political economy. She notes that even multinationals in the final analysis bow to the wishes of their home state. This view is in sharp contradiction to the transnational structural theory of power which would emerge over the next few years.
Keywords: Corporations; Structural Power, Power; Theory; International Relations; Transnational Corporations