POLI 319 Lecture Notes - Alejandro Portes, Labour Power, Petite Bourgeoisie
12 Sep 2013
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Why the central argument is wrong: pattern not unique to region (germany, japan, rationalization : elite vs mass culture : elites would benefit with this, j. s. mill. The long term structural impact of colonialism: massive disruption of indigenous societies : equivalent of genocide, inevitable effect. (morales in bolivia : indigenous pride) . Poorest people are indigenous: concentration of wealth and power, land tenure patterns : conquistadors got the fertile land, gave infertile to, human face of exploitation : large landowners (latifundistas). America apart from the rest of the world, people know who is exploiting them and why: subordinate insertion in international system, export primary products, import higher value goods. Commodities determine the income of latin americans. e. g. china : affects latin. Influence of china on commodity prices that in many ways its future determines latin america"s future: parallels with spain : roots of independent struggle reflected spain and. People in new world could not depend on these countries.
