Neocolonialism keeps formally independent states economically and politically directed from outside

Evidence

In 1965, Kwame Nkrumah, a political scientist and the president of Ghana, employed the word neocolonialism for this new era: “The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic and thus its political policy is directed from outside.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 181

Categorization

• DEFINE: Offers Nkrumah’s authoritative definition of neocolonialism that underlies the book’s whole colonialism-to-empire continuity argument.
• XREF: Connects to dependency theory and postcolonial studies (Fanon, Said’s Orientalism) that the chapter builds toward. — connects to: The new Republic’s economic survival hinged on continued colonial aid; U.S. territories remain colonial arrangements under new vocabulary.; Underdeveloped nations uniquely channel surplus to the world metropolis — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 14 (+17 more)

Broader Connections

• The colonial resource grab morphed into a neoliberal regime that maintained extraction mechanisms #expands (0.70) — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 28
• Colonialism functions as a coherent system requiring economic, political, and cultural domination. #expands (0.60)
• Hegemony is reproduced through unstable, shifting equilibria rather than static dominance #expands (0.55)