Neocolonialism controls southern economies through money and trade rules rather than armies

Evidence

Under traditional colonialism, the rich countries controlled the South directly, maintaining governments as colonies mostly through military force. Under neocolonialism, military force isn’t always necessary (though possible, as shown by a series of U.S. military incursions), because the control is exercised over the whole economic system through money and the assumptions of enclosure. To sum up neocolonialism: The rich countries control trade by controlling the institutions and treaties that set the rules for trade, which makes sure that most of the money that is earned flows to the rich countries. Then when the countries of the South have trouble making a living, the rich countries loan them money under conditions that give more control over the South to the rich countries and that send even more of the wealth toward the rich countries. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1412

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clean textbook definition of neocolonialism that operationalizes the earlier enclosure analysis into an institutional mechanism.
• XREF: connects to: Southern debt payments function as a silent war against the Third World — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1402; Globalization is externally imposed and benefits globalizers over its victims — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1502; Southern nations were marginalized in WTO decisions that shaped their economies — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 312 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Neocolonialism keeps formally independent states economically and politically directed from outside #expands (0.92) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 181
• Southern nations were marginalized in WTO decisions that shaped their economies #exemplifies (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 312
• Unequal treaties prefigured neoliberal empire without formal territorial control #corroborates (0.82) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 262
• Formal decolonization gave way to a neo-imperial global economic order #corroborates (0.80) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 315
• Colonial economic relations are structurally one-sided and uneven #expands (0.78) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 822