POLB90H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stellar Population, World Trade Organization, Multinational Corporation
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Colonialism and neocolonialism: motives for colonialism (gold, god, glory) Motive: prestige: colonies stood as symbols of greatness for a mother country (glory motive) Ex: falklnd islands in argentina: strategic: some colonies were used to protect the mother country"s investments and borders, surplus population motive: other colonies served as outlets for a mother country"s surplus + undesirable population. Conquest alone approximately 50% of the people had died. 35-70 million people died: inequality: due to unequal access to land and employment as a result of racism and discrimination macro/mini land arrangement, conflict: due to the artificial drawing of state boundaries. Neocolonialism defined: the process by which rich, powerful states use economic political or other informal means to exert pressure on poor, less powerful states. The difference between neocolonialism and classic colonialism: there is no official acknowledgment of colonial ties (indirect, the influence is exercised through the interaction of the dominant, nations banking, business and military leaders with third world elites.
