Imperialism and Primitive Accumulation: Notes on the New Scramble for Africa

Sam Moyo, Paris Yeros and Praveen Jha
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Sam Moyo: Sam Moyo is Executive Director, African Institute for Agrarian Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe. Email: sam_moyo@yahoo.com
Paris Yeros: Paris Yeros is Adjunct Professor of International Economics, Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil. Email: parisyeros@gmail.com
Praveen Jha: Praveen Jha is Chairperson of the Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies (CISLS) and faculty of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), School of Social Sciences (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, (JNU) New Delhi. Email: praveenjha2005@gmail.com

Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 2012, vol. 1, issue 2, 181-203

Abstract: This article recuperates the links between imperialism and primitive accumulation, arguing that the two are inherently connected. It undertakes a review of the literature to show that the links are deeper than is often recognized, as in the work of David Harvey. It also maps the stages of imperialism, their logics and characteristics, from the initial expansion of merchant capitalism, through monopoly capitalism and its financialization, which is now leading a ‘new scramble’. The article shows how the various scrambles for Africa have evolved, including past and present land grabs, as well as the nature of resistance.

Keywords: imperialism; primitive accumulation; scramble; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/227797601200100203

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