This text argues that imperialism is a much more useful concept for describing and explaining the dynamics of world development than globalization. Foreign direct investment is a mechanism for empire-centred capital accumulation, a powerful lever for political control and for reordering the world economy.
| ISBN-13: | 9780754649496 |
| ISBN-10: | 0754649490 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 2007 |
| Pages: | 172 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.5 Inches, Length: 6.5 Inches, Weight: 0.89948602896 Pounds, Width: 0.75 Inches |
| Author: | James F. Petras, Henry Veltmeyer |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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