Several discourse on the subject of the existence of neo-colonialism has attracted several modern and postmodern theorists. One of the common argument among the neo-colonialism intellects of the modern dawn of knowledge is its simplistic nature to say that imperialism came to an end when the European empires relinquished their colonial quest. The darn of this new phenomenon, neocolonialism, is a reason enough the continual manifestation of imperialism in the modern days. Various models and frameworks have been adopted by the Kenyan and foreign researchers to evaluate and analyze the effects of Neo-colonialism to trade and trading activities in Kenya and other developing countries in general. Neo-colonialism has become extremely flaccid in
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Neo colonialism has proven that Britain still has grip over Kenya, and she still controls much of the Kenyan economy and political structures. (Robert Young pg. 49-56) for instance says, neocolonialism advance stage is the "development and dependency theory" and then grows into a "critical development theory”. At the development stage he says, it is very difficult for the Third World states to evade depending on the Western nation for their self-development. The economic growth, the economic output measures, and the progressive linear model of development in the third world states are so deeply entrenched to neo colonial powers as they have no other recourse but to be part of this exploitative system. Usually development can never be achieved through economic terms without the incorporation of other development dimensions such as culture, society, gender and politics. (Robert Young) further asserts that in the recent time, a shift towards popular development meant to empower the non-state actors in the underdeveloped states to address basic human needs has been encouraged by the developed states in order to achieve self-reliance, and cultural pluralism in the …show more content…
This theory is widely used by the African father of Pan-Africanism Kwame Nkrumah who sought to consolidate his thoughts on the idea of imperialism and capitalism advanced as used by Lenin in his famous piece ‘The Highest Stage of Capitalism’. In this case Nkrumah explains that the desires to obtain makes no sense to explain the this phenomenon since it would be lame to claim that imperialistic status quo was as a result of lust for power after power but it was formed out of the desires to drive in capitalism to the now sustained on a global markets so as to disrupt the global scale. Nkrumah explains neocolonialism on the tenets of Marxist themes as the phenomenon that encourages the creation of social classes with the aim of erupting class conflicts in the peripheries so that capitalism can thrive easily. He noted that capitalism encourages anarchy as it best survives in anarchy. To the Kenyan case this may not be further from the truth as the alienation of the rich and the poor has created unbalanced society hence affecting both the political and economic stability in the
Neo colonialism has proven that Britain still has grip over Kenya, and she still controls much of the Kenyan economy and political structures. (Robert Young pg. 49-56) for instance says, neocolonialism advance stage is the "development and dependency theory" and then grows into a "critical development theory”. At the development stage he says, it is very difficult for the Third World states to evade depending on the Western nation for their self-development. The economic growth, the economic output measures, and the progressive linear model of development in the third world states are so deeply entrenched to neo colonial powers as they have no other recourse but to be part of this exploitative system. Usually development can never be achieved through economic terms without the incorporation of other development dimensions such as culture, society, gender and politics. (Robert Young) further asserts that in the recent time, a shift towards popular development meant to empower the non-state actors in the underdeveloped states to address basic human needs has been encouraged by the developed states in order to achieve self-reliance, and cultural pluralism in the …show more content…
This theory is widely used by the African father of Pan-Africanism Kwame Nkrumah who sought to consolidate his thoughts on the idea of imperialism and capitalism advanced as used by Lenin in his famous piece ‘The Highest Stage of Capitalism’. In this case Nkrumah explains that the desires to obtain makes no sense to explain the this phenomenon since it would be lame to claim that imperialistic status quo was as a result of lust for power after power but it was formed out of the desires to drive in capitalism to the now sustained on a global markets so as to disrupt the global scale. Nkrumah explains neocolonialism on the tenets of Marxist themes as the phenomenon that encourages the creation of social classes with the aim of erupting class conflicts in the peripheries so that capitalism can thrive easily. He noted that capitalism encourages anarchy as it best survives in anarchy. To the Kenyan case this may not be further from the truth as the alienation of the rich and the poor has created unbalanced society hence affecting both the political and economic stability in the