Political Economy of Underdevelopment (International Library of Society) - Hardcover

De Silva, S. B. D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0710004699 ISBN 13: 9780710004697

Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia, 1982

Synopsis

First published in 1982, this reissue deals with the theory of underdevelopment, as Dr. de Silva attempts a synthesis between the internal and external aspects of underdevelopment and, in the Marxist tradition, focuses on the impact of the external on the internal as the dominant reality.

Viewing underdevelopment as a problem in the non-transformation to capitalism, this analysis is in terms of the character of the dominant capital and of the dominant classes. Underdevelopment thus encompasses the ‘traditional’ peasant economy and also the export sector where the ‘modernizing’ influence of colonialism was felt. The book finally considers how the contemporary internationalization of capital affected the economies of the Third World.

Edition details

• Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710004699
• ISBN 13: 9780710004697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 654