The New Development Politics: The Age of Empire Building and New Social Movements

Petras, James

ISBN 10: 0754635406 / ISBN 13: 9780754635406

Published by Routledge, 2003

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This study presents a critical analysis of US empire-building, dirty money and political power. It features a discussion of neo-mercantilism as a new mode of empire and examines the role of movements of unemployed and landless peasants in key Third World countries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFG; JPA; JPS; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 321. . 2003. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Development Politics: The Age of Empire Building and New Social Movements
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754635406
• ISBN 13: 9780754635406
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A critique of current conceptions of international political economy, the role of the state and contemporary social movements, The New Development Politics challenges the dominant paradigms in the field of development studies. Raising fundamental theoretical and empirical questions, it provides a coherent response to the increasing militarization of inter-state relations, increasing protectionism and inter-state rivalries and the growing age of state intervention in political, economic and social life. The study presents a critical analysis of US empire-building, the role of dirty money and political power, as opposed to technological change. It features a discussion of neo-mercantilism as a new mode of empire and examines the role of new movements of unemployed and landless peasants in key Third World countries.

About the Author

James Petras