> >**For example**: Ellen Meiksins Wood - if I understand her correctly >- claims that one of the most important differences between >old-style (colonial) imperialism and modern imperialism is that the >former is based on non-economic forms of exploitation and >compulsion, whereas the latter is based on economic forms of >exploitation. This type of classification has obvious parallels with >exploitation in capitalism vis-a-vis other modes of production. I >think this is a *very valuable* insight, that has a lot to >contribute to a theory of imperialism. > >alfredo. Alfredo, what about rentier states, in particular the Gulf States, and the US struggle to control the disbursement of rent, i.e. channel it into arms purchases, global covert operations and T bill purchases? Is this an economic or non economic form of exploitation? Or is it exploitation, strictly speaking, at all? Rakesh
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