Local class reception shapes how Western capital implants in new spaces.

Evidence

In some spaces there has been a history of fierce resistance to the implantation of Western capital (e.g. China), whereas in other spaces (e.g. Japan or the more recent cases of Hong Kong, Singapore, or Taiwan), dominant or even subordinate classes have aggressively inserted themselves into what they saw as a superior economic system. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1162

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: what determines whether a local elite resists or embraces Western capital implantation?
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s rival-periodization comparison: developmental-state accounts of East Asian growth read these ‘aggressive insertions’ very differently. — connects to: Cultural identity emerges from shared base elements uniquely combined in each local setting. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 832

Broader Connections

• Cultural identity emerges from shared base elements uniquely combined in each local setting. #corroborates (0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 832