CAPITALISM AND THE THIRD WORLD
Development, Dependence and the World System
Wil Hout(Author)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Will be published approx. on 1. January 1993
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-85278-785-1 (ISBN)
Description
Capitalism and the Third World is the first comprehensive assessment of dependency and world systems scholarship, and questions whether such theories offer a scientific basis for the study of international relations.Wil Hout skilfully compares the theories of dependency and world systems with their theoretical predecessors and competitors. In the first part of the book comparisons are made with traditional economic and neo-Marxist theories of imperialism, the liberal theory of international free trade, Prebisch's structuralism and modernisation theories. The second part analyses the writings of Andre Gunder Frank, Samir Amin, Johan Galtung and Immanuel Wallerstein, and tests three causal models derived from the writings of these scholars using quantitative macro-political and macro-economic data.
This valuable study will be widely used for courses on international political economy and development economics. It will be of particular interest to those studying the political economy of North-South relations.
This valuable study will be widely used for courses on international political economy and development economics. It will be of particular interest to those studying the political economy of North-South relations.
Reviews / Votes
'The book is characterized by a high degree of objectivity, systematic analysis and exactness, in short, by scientific solidity. It reflects the author's sense of originality and his capability to present a clear, consistent and well-considered argumentation. The author exhibits scholarly courage by putting to the test a theory that has been an article of faith for many scholars and policy makers. . . . this study is an extremely valuable contribution to political science in the Netherlands and abroad.'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85278-785-1 (9781852787851)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Wil Hout, Professor of Governance and International Political Economy, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands