Internal Colonialism
"Internal colonialism", The Encyclopedia of Political Thought (Michael T. Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief) published in August, 2014 by Wiley Blackwell, ISBN: 978-1-4051-9129-6
4 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2015
Date Written: August 9, 2014
Abstract
Internal colonialism is a broadly defined term which captures the complexities of structural, political, and economic inequalities between regions within a nation-state. It also depicts intra-national exploitation of distinct cultural groups. The theoretical construct of the internal colonialism model has emerged from the theory of dependency that had been developed in the post-World War II period. As per the theory, the “infrastructure of dependency,” which was internal to the dependent country, included industrial organization, patterns of urbanization, and social classes.
Keywords: Internal Colonialism, dependency theory, M K Gandhi, clientele class
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