The wealth of (some) nations : imperialism and the mechanics of value transfer / Zak Cope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cope, Zak, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Political aspects.

Labor market.

Imperialism--Economic aspects.

Imperialism.

Distribution (Economic theory).

Physical Description:

vii, 260 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2019.

Contents:

Part I The Mechanics of Imperialism

1 Value Transfer p. 9

2 Colonial Tribute p. 22

3 Monopoly Rent p. 33

4 Unequal Exchange p. 47

Part II The Econometrics of Imperialism

5 Imperialism and Its Denial p. 61

6 Measuring Imperialist Value Transfer p. 75

7 Measuring Colonial Value Transfer p. 88

8 Comparing Value Transfer to Profits, Wages and Capital p. 102

Part III Foundations of the Labour Aristocracy

9 Anti-Imperialist Marxism and the Wages of Imperialism p. 121

10 The Metropolitan Labour Aristocracy p. 133

11 The Native Labour Aristocracy p. 149

Part IV Social Imperialism Past and Present

12 Social Imperialism before the First World War p. 169

13 Social Imperialism after the First World War p. 183

14 Social-Imperialist Marxism p. 198

15 Conclusion: Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism Today p. 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

0745338852

9780745338859

0745338860

9780745338866

OCLC:

1057375511