The Changing Face of Imperialism: Colonialism to Contemporary Capitalism

ISBN-13: 9780367890704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 338 str.

Sunanda Sen; Maria Cristina Marcuzzo

Opis

This volume reiterates the continued relevance of imperialism, as a continuous arrangement from the early years of empire-colonies of nineteenth century to contemporary capitalism. It examines the prevailing pattern of expropriation across the globe, rooted in neoliberalism, globalization and free market ideology. Providing a hist

Spis treści

List of figures.  List of tables.  Contributors.  Preface.  Introduction  I: The Conceptual Basis of Imperialism  1. Imperialism 'Old' and the 'New': Departures and Continuities  2. Marx's Capital and the Global Crisis  3. Reflections on Contemporary Imperialism   4. The Particularity of Imperialism in the Stage of Neoliberal Globalisation and Global Capitalism: A Dialogue between Nikolai Bukharin and Aimé Césaire   5. Is Imperialism a Relevant Concept in Today’s World?  II: Patterns of Contemporary Imperialism  6. Latin American in the New International Order: New Forms of Economic Organisations and Old Forms of Surplus Appropriation  7. Latin America and Imperialism  8. Did U. S. Workers Gain from U. S. Imperialism (1985–2000)?  III: Imperialism and the Colonial Context  9. India’s Global Trade And Britain’s International Dominance  10. Unrequited Exports of Labour from India in Late 19th and early 20th centuries: Britain’s Financial Interest in Plantation Colonies  11. Labour Laws and the Global Economy: the Discourse of Labour Control and Welfare in India, 1919–47  IV: Contemporary Capitalism and the Indian Economy  12. Financialisation in Contemporary Capitalism: an Inter-sectoral approach to Trace Sources of Instability in Finance, Real Estate and Business Services in India  13. Contemporary Imperialism and Labour: an Analytical Note  14. ‘Emerging' Third World Capitalism and the New Imperialism: the Case of India.  Index

O autorze

Sunanda Sen is former Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She researches contemporary capitalism, international finance, economic history and development. Her publications include over 70 articles in reputed journals and ten books, including Dominant Finance and Stagnant Economy (2014), Globalisation and Development (2008, 2013) and Unfreedom and Waged Work (with Byasdeb Dasgupta, 2009).

Maria Cristina Marcuzzo is Professor of Economics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Italy, and Fellow of the Italian Academy of Lincei. She has worked on classical monetary theory, the Cambridge School of Economics, Keynesian economics and, more recently, on Keynes's investments in financial markets. She has published about 100 articles in journals and books, and authored/edited 20 volumes.