u/ivyyyoo

Is there a term for this?

Hello comrades,

I’m looking for if there is a word for this concept relating to imperialism/colonialism in marxist or neo-marxist thought. The whole phenomenon of peripheral nation-states kind of get “stuck” after imperialism and aren’t able to climb their way out.

For example (I know these are slightly different things)

- states trying to nationalize industry and getting shut down by the west (like Libya or Iran)

- states that struggle politically or become unstable/reactionary after liberation from colonial powers (like in many places in Africa)

- states that are unable to organize opposition to liberal ideology (often from within, because of western influence) (like Ukraine)

I know basically why these things happen, but I want to know if there is a word for these things. Feel free to share anything that you can think of, probably Fanon has words for this? I come from an ML background. TIA

reddit.com
u/ivyyyoo — 1 day ago