Exam 4: The Critical Political Economy of Development

Marxism argues that capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism intersect with other forms of oppression.

Define and describe Arthur Manuel's conceptualization of "self-determination."

Define and describe Raul Prebish's concept of unequal exchange.

How do colonialism and neo-colonialism differ from one another?

Trade unions _______________.

When Cuba "delinked" from the United States they were supported by ____________.

Compare and contrast Vladimir Lenin and Rosa Luxemburg's views about the stages of capitalism in relation to imperialism.

Colonial powers used solely economic justifications for empire and development.

Critical race theorists talk about "racialization" and "racialized" peoples rather than race because _____________.

Rosa Luxemburg argued that imperialism was the lowest stage of capitalism.

Define the concept of "privatization," and describe David Harvey's concerns about this process.

Modern Marxist scholars argue that power in organizations like trade unions are not centralized enough to be effective and we need new social movements along the lines of the World Social Forums.

The dependency tradition of political economy declined because ________________.

Toward the end of his life, Marx questioned the way his work was being interpreted by other theorists and practitioners.

How do critical political economy approaches view alternatives to the capitalist system and development?

Delinking refers to _____________.

What were three historical factors or events that led to the modern, mainstream concept of development?

Immanuel Wallerstein conceptualized the "world systems" school of dependency thinking that was characterized by a tripartite system composed of the core, periphery, and the semi-periphery.

According to the class relational view, capitalism predates colonialism because colonialism could not exist without capitalism.

Define and describe the Marxist concept of "exploitation."