The dynamics of international exploitation

Jonathan Cogliano, Roberto Veneziani and Naoki Yoshihara
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Naoki Yoshihara: Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Environment and Planning A, 2024, vol. 56, issue 5, 1420-1446

Abstract: This paper develops a framework to analyse imperialistic international relations (IIR) and the dynamics of international exploitation. A new exploitation index is proposed which captures the territorial structure of IIR: wealthy nations are net lenders and exploiters, whereas endowment-poor countries are net borrowers and exploited. Capital flows transfer surplus from countries in the periphery of the global economy to those in the core. However, while international credit markets and wealth inequalities are central in generating international exploitation, other factors, including labour-saving innovations, are shown to be essential in explaining its persistence.

Keywords: International exploitation; imperialism; unequal exchange; uneven development; capital movements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/0308518X231224618

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