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Super-exploitation
Super-exploitation is one of the key Marxist concepts, developed by Marxist dependency theorists, of the impact of imperialism on nations and regions of 'the periphery', also widely categorised as the 'Global South' in contrast to the Imperialist 'core' or metropolitan countries in which Capital historically accumulates. Unequal exchange between countries and regions is another concept to which is attributed the actualising of the continuing wealth transfer from periphery to core, and is frequently linked in the associated theoretical discussions. Super-exploitation is the systemic condition where labour power is employed at rates, and under conditions, below the general levels of remuneration, or value, such that ordinary expectations of quality of life, life expectancy are systemically limited or threatened. These have in the past been contentious topics among Marxists - partly because in Karl Marx's ''Das Kapital'', for analytic purposes, he explicitly assumed for the developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dependency Theory
Dependency theory is the idea that resources flow from a " periphery" of poor and exploited states to a " core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former. A central contention of dependency theory is that poor states are impoverished and rich ones enriched by the way poor states are integrated into the " world system". This theory was officially developed in the late 1960s following World War II, as scholars searched for the root issue in the lack of development in Latin America. The theory arose as a reaction to modernization theory, an earlier theory of development which held that all societies progress through similar stages of development, that today's underdeveloped areas are thus in a similar situation to that of today's developed areas at some time in the past, and that, therefore, the task of helping the underdeveloped areas out of poverty is to accelerate them along this supposed common path of development, by various means such as investment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theories Of Imperialism
Theories of imperialism are a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the expansion of capitalism into new areas, the unequal Economic development, development of different countries, and economic systems that may lead to the dominance of some countries over others. These theories are considered distinct from other uses of the word imperialism which refer to the general tendency for empires throughout history to seek power and Expansionism, territorial expansion. While some theories of imperialism were developed by non-Marxists, other theories are associated with Marxist economics. Many theories of imperialism, with the notable exception of ultra-imperialism, hold that imperialist exploitation leads to warfare, colonization, and international inequality. Theories Hobson J. A. Hobson was an English Liberal Party (UK), liberal economist best remembered for his ''Imperialism (Hobson), Imperialism: A Study'', published 1902, which associated imperialism with the growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
