Limits To Capitalist Development
The Industrialization Of Peru, 1950-1980
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 2019
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-0-367-01993-8 (ISBN)
Description
Dr. Weeks presents a detailed critique of dependency theory as an explanation of underdevelopment and offers an alternative theory based on the internal contradictions within underdeveloped countries and the competitive nature of international capitalism. Applying his theory to Peru, he shows how the country has been transformed over the last thirt
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-01993-8 (9780367019938)
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Person
Dr. John Weeks is professor of economics at the American University in Washington, D.C., and the author of Capital and Exploitation (1982) and The Economies of Central America (1984).
Content
Westview Replica Editions -- Introduction -- The Limits to Accumulation in Backward Countries: A Critique -- The Pattern of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment -- The Limits to Capitalist Accumulation in Backward Countries: A Theory -- Accumulation in Peru, 1950-1980 -- Growth and Composition of Peruvian Manufacturing -- Concentration and Centralization in Manufacturing -- The Material Condition of the Working Class -- Pattern of Ownership and the Efficiency of Capitals -- Collapse of the National Bourgeois Project -- Summary and Conclusions