POLI 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Economic Integration, Structural Adjustment, Neocolonialism

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 279
• Professor: Mark Baron

Document Summary

International ( neocolonial ) division of labour. Required to structure the domestic political and econ sectors for core states to invest from the peripheral areas. Biased in favour of the core societies. Especially the states that specialize in agricultural goods. They"re in so much debt that they only pay on interest not on principle. Don"t have the funds for indigenous development. Air, sea otherwise ( all in the core : arms transfers, comprador bourgeoisie. That"s how they stay in power and become rich.