SOC 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Edward Goldsmith, Forego
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Development is just a new word for what marxists call imperialism and what we can loosely refer to as colonialism a more familiar and less loaded term. If development and colonialism are the same process under a different name, it is largely because they share the same goal (254) Colonialism was not a preference but a last resort (255) Formal colonialism came to an end not because the colonial powers had decided to forego the economic advantages it provided but because, in the new conditions, these could now be obtained by more politically acceptable and more effective methods. Postwar post colonialist world economy could be shaped in order to satisfy american commercial interests. In 1878, 67% of the world"s terrestrial area had been colonized by europeans. By 1914, the figure had risen to 84. 4%. Some two-thirds of u. s. aid taking the form of security assistance .
