Reactions to Brandt. Popular Acclaim and Academic Attack
Strange, Susan. International Studies Quarterly 25, no. 2 (1981): 328-342.
Strange’s ‘review of the reviews’ draws two distinctions between reactions to the Brandt Report - American and European, popular and academic. Her discussion briefly outlines the ‘global Keynsianism’ aspects of the report before noting the criticisms that were levelled at it. After noting that in the academy many of the analyses of the problems and ‘pie in the sky’ solutions were nothing new, her final lament is that the report continues to accept the curative value of research and knowledge, set aside from the political process. She concludes by arguing that the report cannot be safely dispensed with as whatever its faults and shortcomings it identifies major problems that will continue to beset the global system without some sort of political determination to address the problem of mal-distribution of welfare. The recognition of the importance of global political processes continues to be a central theme in her work.
Keywords: Political Economy; Theory; International Economics
Contributor(s): Susan Strange Keywords: Poltical Economy, Theory, 1980's Source and Medium: Journal Article
Year of Publication: 1981