Problem
Economic imperialism
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Dependence on economic imperialism Nature:
Abuse of economic power by one or more states in order to place other nations in a subordinate or client position constitutes economic imperialism. This abuse can take the form of effective foreign control of a nation's economy leaving the appearance but not the reality of sovereignty, for the dependent country.
Incidence:
Economic imperialism, in varying degrees, describes the relation of North to South, but it is also seen in some North-North and South-South contexts.
Narrower Problems:
International aid paternalismCommunist economic imperialismCapitalist economic imperialismEconomically controlled political powerDomination of countries by transnational corporations Related Problems:
Economic intimidation Aggravates:
Cultural invasionGuerrilla warfareEconomic repressionCultural fragmentationInadequate political partiesUnderdevelopment of countriesLack of political independenceForeign controls of newspaper and journal propagandaVulnerability of small nations to foreign intervention Strategies:
Employing economic imperialism Subject(s):
Economics → EconomicSocietal Problems → Dependence
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST