{"product_id":"imperialism-pioneer-of-capitalism-9780860917328","title":"Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism","description":"Ever since the First World War, socialists have considered imperialism a calamity: responsible for militarism, economic stagnation, and assaults on democracy in the metropolitan countries, an impediment to economic and cultural development in the Third World. So widespread has this view become that it is shared, in its essentials, not only by Marxists but also by an entire school of liberal development economists. Bill Warren breaks with this traditional outlook, arguing that the theory of imperialism, one of Marxism's most influential concepts, is not only contradicted by the facts, but has diluted and distorted Marxism itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn particular, Warren disputes the claim that \"monopoly capitalism\" represents the ultimate stage of senile capitalism and sets out to refute the notion that imperialism is a regressive force impeding or distorting economic development in the Third World. The book argues on the contrary that direct colonialism powerfully impelled social change in Asia and Africa, laying the foundation for a vibrant indigenous capitalism. Finally, it takes issue with the conventional view that postwar economic performance in the Third World has been disastrous, presenting a powerful empirical case that the gap between rich and poor countries is actually narrowing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClosely argued, clearly written, original and iconoclastic, \u003ci\u003eImperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling challenge to one of the chief tenets of contemporary socialist politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780860917328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.67d","brand":"Bill Warren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136356806837,"sku":"9780860917328","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_85d6fb34-aa09-4a76-8f9a-f1d5aaac0a8c.jpg?v=1767114135","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/imperialism-pioneer-of-capitalism-9780860917328","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}