Capitalism and Imperialism in South Africa
Author | : John Atkinson Hobson |
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Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Anarchism |
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Author | : John Atkinson Hobson |
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Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Anarchism |
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Author | : John Atkinson Hobson |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2019-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781528714884 |
"Capitalism and Imperialism in South Africa" is a 1900 essay by English social scientist and economist John Atkinson Hobson. Within it, Hobson traces the history of British imperialism in South Africa and looks at the effects this had upon the economy of the region. John Atkinson Hobson (1858 - 1940) was an English social scientist and economist most famous for his work on imperialism-which notably had an influence on Vladimir Lenin-as well as his theory of underconsumption. His early work also questioned the classical theory of rent and predicted the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution. Other notable works by this author include: "Evolution of Modern Capitalism" (1894), "Problem of the Unemployed" (1896), and "John Ruskin: Social Reformer" (1898). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory chapter from Hobson's essay "Problems of Poverty".
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Author | : Bernard Magubane |
Publisher | : Africa World Press |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780865432413 |
How did the Union of South Africa come to be dominated by a white minority? That is the obvious but haunting question addressed in this remarkable historical survey which documents and analyses the chain of events that led up to the passing in 1909 of the South African Act' by the British Parliament.'
Author | : Duncan Innes |
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Author | : Utsa Patnaik |
Publisher | : Monthly Review Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1583678905 |
A comprehensive survey of capitalism's colonialist roots and uncertain future Those who control the world’s commanding economic heights, buttressed by the theories of mainstream economists, presume that capitalism is a self-contained and self-generating system. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this pathbreaking book—winner of the Paul A. Baran-Paul M. Sweezy Memorial Award—radical political economists Utsa Patnaik and Prabhat Patnaik argue that the accumulation of capital has always required the taking of land, raw materials, and bodies from noncapitalist modes of production. They begin with a thorough debunking of mainstream economics. Then, looking at the history of capitalism, from the beginnings of colonialism half a millennium ago to today’s neoliberal regimes, they discover that, over the long haul, capitalism, in order to exist, must metastasize itself in the practice of imperialism and the immiseration of countless people. A few hundred years ago, write the Patnaiks, colonialism began to ensure vast, virtually free, markets for new products in burgeoning cities in the West. But even after slavery was generally abolished, millions of people in the Global South still fell prey to the continuing lethal exigencies of the marketplace. Even after the Second World War, when decolonization led to the end of the so-called “Golden Age of Capitalism,” neoliberal economies stepped in to reclaim the Global South, imposing drastic “austerity” measures on working people. But, say the Patnaiks, this neoliberal economy, which lives from bubble to bubble, is doomed to a protracted crisis. In its demise, we are beginning to see—finally—the transcendence of the capitalist system.
Author | : Issa G. Shivji |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2008-12-31 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9987080316 |
The "Washington consensus" which ushered in neo-liberal policies in Africa is over. It was buried at the G20 meeting in London in early April, 2009. The world capitalist system is in shambles. The champions of capitalism in the global North are rewriting the rules of the game to save it. The crisis creates an opening for the global South, in particular Africa, to refuse to play the capitalist-imperialist game, whatever the rules. It is time to rethink and revisit the development direction and strategies on the continent. This is the central message of this intensely argued book. Issa Shivji demonstrates the need to go back to the basics of radical political economy and ask fundamental questions: who produces the society's surplus product, who appropriates and accumulates it and how is this done. What is the character of accumulation and what is the social agency of change? The book provides an alternative theoretical framework to help African researchers and intellectuals to understand their societies better and contribute towards changing them in the interest of the working people.
Author | : Klas Rönnbäck |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2019-07-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3030197115 |
This book engages in the long-standing debate on the relationship between capitalism and colonialism. Specifically, Rönnbäck and Broberg study the interaction between imperialist policies, colonial institutions and financial markets. Their primary method of analysis is examining micro- and macro-level data relating to a large sample of ventures operating in Africa and traded on the London Stock Exchange between 1869 and 1969. Their study shows that the relationship between capital and colonialism was highly complex. While return from investing in African colonies on average was not extraordinary, there were certainly many occasions when investors enjoyed high return due to various forms of exploitation. While there were actors with rational calculations and deliberate strategies, there was also an important element of chance in determining the return on investment – not least in the mining sector, which overall was the most important business for investment in African ventures during this period. This book finally also demonstrates that the different paths of decolonization in Africa had very diverse effects for investors.
Author | : Ishmael Lesufi |
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Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Neva Makgetla |
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Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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