neocolonialism

(noun)

The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression, and cultural dominance.

Related Terms

  • foreign debt
  • foreign trade
  • dependency ratio

Examples of neocolonialism in the following topics:

  • Colonialism and Neocolonialism

    • The term "neocolonialism" has been used to refer to a variety of contexts since the decolonization that took place after World War II.
    • In this sense, neocolonialism implies a form of economic imperialism.
    • One approach sociologists take to colonialism and neocolonialism is a Marxist perspective.
    • Dependency theory builds upon Marxist thought, blaming colonialism and neocolonialism for poverty within the world system.
    • The world-systems theory suggests that the aftermath of colonialism and the continuing practice of neocolonialism produces unequal economic relations within the world system.
  • Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism

    • After WWII, decolonization ended formal colonialism, but economic inequality has given rise to neocolonialism.
    • Many accuse the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund of being agents of neocolonialism.
    • Neocolonialism is the practice of using capitalism, globalization, and cultural forces to control a country in lieu of direct military or political control.
    • Some argue that the financial institutions of the post-World War II world are themselves instruments of neocolonialism.
    • Explain the concepts of colonialism, decolonization and neocolonialism in terms of society and economic impact
  • Thinking Globally

    • Consider China's current investments in Africa, which many observers have characterized as neocolonial.
    • Other approaches that fall under world systems theory include dependency theory and neocolonialism.
    • Neocolonialism (also known as neoimperialism) also argues that poor countries are poor not because of any inherent inadequacy.
    • Neocolonialism emphasizes the unequal relationships between former colonizing countries and colonized regions.
  • Dependency Theories

    • Dependency theory states that colonialism and neocolonialism have created unequal economic relations between poor and wealthy countries.
    • Dependency theories propose that colonialism and neocolonialism—continuing economic dependence on and exploitation of former colonial countries—are the main causes global poverty.
  • Promoting Peace Abroad

    • Describe economic and political neocolonialism, as well as the Kellog-Briand Pact of 1928
  • Economic Aid and Sanctions

    • Aid to underdeveloped countries is often more in the interest of the donor than the recipient, or even a form of neocolonialism.
  • Multinational Corporations

    • Thus, dependent relations that were formed in the colonial period continue on today in the form of what many scholars call neocolonialism or economic imperialism.
  • Stratification

    • Second, dependency theory blames colonialism and neocolonialism (continuing economic dependence on former colonial countries) for global stratification.
  • Global Stratification and Inequality

    • Secondly, dependency theory blames colonialism and neocolonialism (continuing economic dependence on former colonial countries) for global poverty.
  • Global Inequality

    • This theory blames colonialism and neocolonialism (continuing economic dependence on former colonial countries) for global poverty.
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