The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer

by Zak Cope

Book Overview

In this provocative new study, Zak Cope makes the case that capitalism is empirically inseparable from imperialism, historically and today. Using a rigourous political economic framework, he lays bare the vast ongoing transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest countries through the mechanisms of monopoly rent, unequal exchange and colonial tribute. The result is a polarised international class structure with a relatively rich Global North...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745338852
• ISBN13: 9780745338859
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"