The West and the Third World Trade, Colonialism, Dependence and Development [Paperback]

This comprehensive survey of the nature of the relationship between the Western countries and the Third World, and the debate over its effects, during the twentieth century matches development theory with wide-ranging evidence on the consequences of global integration.Introduction.

Part I: The Debate over an Integrated World System:.

1. The Optimists.

2. The Pessimists.

Part II: Instruments of Empire:.

3. Imperial Government and the Development Imperative.

4. Imperial Economies and Third World Development.

Part III: Trade, Colonialism and Development:.

5. Trade and Development in the Settler Societies.

6. The Concept of a Colonial Economy.

7. The Colonial Economy in Practice: Trade and Development in India and Ghana.

Part IV: After Colonialism: The New International System: .

8. Aid and Development.

9. The Multinational Corporation and Development.

10. Trade and Development after 1950: Black Africa and India.

11. Trade and Development after 1950: East and South-East Asia.

12. Some Conclusions.

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The West and the Third World will be enjoyed by a wide audience. Richly flavoured with comparative insights, this book will appeal to specialists and students alike. English Historical Review<!--end-->

This is an impressive and useful work, providing historical perspective for crucial contemporary issues of economic development in the Third World. The Historian

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