A Self-Enriching Pact: Imperialism and the Global South. (1st December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Higginbottom, Andy
• Is Part Of: Journal of global faultlines. Volume 5:Number 1/2(2018)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2018-12-01
• Subjects: Imperialism -- labor superexploitation -- neocolonialism -- Harvey -- Capital; World politics -- Periodicals; Geopolitics -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 327.101
• DOI: 10.13169/jglobfaul.5.1-2.0049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-2089

Abstract

Abstract : This article summarizes the main points under debate between David Harvey and John Smith concerning international value transfers and labor superexploitation. It evaluates that superexploitation is more than a descriptive term, rather a central concept for understanding contemporary imperialism. The article assesses claims concerning the rise of China in Africa, and argues that neocolonialism is a general condition that has been modified but not superseded by the rise of the BRICS. The article argues that Harvey's misreading of global imperialism is connected to his mistinterpretation of Marx's Capital, and concludes that international solidarity against neocolonialism is required.