Back to Blog
How the europe underdeveloped africa5/9/2023 ![]() his Marxist analysis went far beyond the heretofore accepted approach in the study of Third World underdevelopment. This pivotal work, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, had already brought a new perspective to the question of underdevelopment in Africa. When one society finds itself forced to relinquish power entirely to another society, that in itself is a form of underdevelopment.īefore a bomb ended his life in the summer of 1980, Walter Rodney had created a powerful legacy. In relations between peoples, the question of power determines maneuverability in bargaining, the extent to which a people survive as a physical and cultural entity. It implies the ability to defend one's interests and if necessary to impose one’s will by any means available. ![]() Power is the ultimate determinant in human society, being basic to the relations within any group and between groups. ![]() ![]() The decisiveness of the short period of colonialism and its negative consequences for Africa spring mainly from the fact that Africa lost power. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |