,ECONOMIC ,IMP]IALISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALAN ,JOHN ,P]CIVALE ,TAYLOR 

,TEXT 3 

,IDEAS LIVE LONG] ?AN M51 & ! WRIT] :O CAN ATTA* HIS NAME TO AN IDEA IS SAFE = IMMORTALITY4 ,D>W9 WILL LIVE AS LONG AS ,EVOLUTION1 ,M>X BE =GOTT5 ONLY :5 !RE >E NO CLASS-/RUGGLES4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 NO SURVEY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL HI/ORY ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY CAN BE COMPLETE )\T ! NAME ( ,J ,A ,HOBSON4 ,HE IT WAS :O F\ND AN ECONOMIC MOTIVE = ,IMP]IALISM4 ,L59 TOOK OV] ,HOBSON'S EXPLANATION1 :I* ?US BECAME ! BASIS = ,COMMUNI/ =EIGN POLICY TO ! PRES5T DAY4 ,NON-,M>XI/S W]E EQUALLY CONV9C$1 & CONTEMPOR>Y HI/ORY HAS BE5 WRITT5 L>GELY 9 ! LI<T ( ,HOBSON'S DISCOV]Y4 ,?IS DISCOV]Y WAS AN (F-%OOT FROM HIS G5]AL DOCTR9E ( UND]-CONSUMPTION4 ,! CAPITALI/S CANNOT SP5D !IR %>E ( ! NATIONAL PRODUCTION4 ,SAV+ MAKES !IR PR$ICAM5T WORSE4 ,!Y DEM& OP5+S = 9VE/M5T \TSIDE !IR SATURAT$ NATIONAL M>KET1 & !Y F9D !SE OP5+S 9 ! UNDEVELOP$ P>TS ( ! WORLD4 ,?IS IS ,IMP]IALISM4 ,9 ,HOBSON'S WORDS1 '! MOD]N =EIGN POLICY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA9 HAS BE5 PRIM>ILY A /RUGGLE = PR(ITABLE M>KETS ( 9VE/M5T' -- & :AT APPLI$ TO ,GREAT ,BRITA9 WAS EQUALLY TRUE ( ,FRANCE OR ,G]MANY4 ,BRAILS=D PUT IT A FEW YE>S LAT] 9 A %>P] WAY3 

,WORK+ M5 MAY PROCE$ TO SLAY EA* O!R 9 ORD] TO DECIDE :E!R IT %ALL BE ,FR5* OR ,G]MAN F9ANCI]S :O %ALL EXPORT ! SURPLUS CAPITAL 7SAV$ FROM !IR [N WAGES BILL7 TO SUBDUE & EXPLOIT ! PEASANTS ( ,MOROCCO4 

,?IS IDEA IS N[ SO EMB$D$ 9 \R ?\<T ?AT WE CANNOT IMAG9E A TIME :5 IT DID NOT EXI/4 ,YET ! E>LI] ,RADICAL OPPON5TS ( ,IMP]IALISM KNEW NO?+ ( IT4 ,!Y SUPPOS$ ?AT ,IMP]IALISM SPRANG FROM A PRIMITIVE GRE$ = T]RITORY OR A LU/ = CONQUE/4 ,! MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ HELD ?AT IT WAS DESIGN$ TO PROVIDE JOBS = ! Y\NG] SONS ( ! GOV]N+ CLASSES 7A !ORY :I* ,JAMES ,MILL 9V5T$ & HIMSELF PRACTIC$ & :I* ,HOBSON DID NOT DISC>D74 ,M>X HAD NO !ORY ( ,IMP]IALISM4 ,9 CLASSICAL ,M>XI/ !ORY1 ! /ATE EXI/S SOLELY TO OPPRESS ! WORK+ CLASSES -- TO SIL5CE !IR GRIEVANCES1 DE/ROY !IR TRADE UNIONS & =CE !M EV] NE>] TO ! PO9T ( ABSOLUTE />VATION4 ,M>X JE]$ AT ! 'NI<T-WAT*MAN' !ORY ( ! /ATE1 BUT ! ONLY DIFF]5CE 9 HIS CONCEPTION WAS ?AT IT /AY$ AWAKE 9 ! DAY-TIME4 ,HOBSON ADD$ A TRUE ,M>XI/ REF9EM5T4 ,M>X HAD DEMON/RAT$ ?AT ! CAPITALI/1 H[EV] B5EVOL5T P]SONALLY1 WAS CONDEMN$ BY ECONOMIC LAW TO ROB ! WORK] AT ! PO9T ( PRODUCTION4 ,SIMIL>LY ,HOBSON %[$ ?AT ! CAPITALI/1 H[EV] PACIFIC1 MU/ SEEK =EIGN 9VE/M5T & !RE=E BE DRIV5 9TO IMP]IALI/ RIVALRY ) ! CAPITALI/S ( O!R /ATES4 ,PREVI\SLY ,M>XI/S HAD CONDEMN$ CAPITALISM AS BE+ PACIFIC & P>TICUL>LY = PREV5T+ ! GREAT W> ( LIB]ATION AGA9/ ,RUSSIA4 ,N[ ALL W>S BECAME 'CAPITALI/IC'1 & W> ! 9EVITABLE \TCOME ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT1 :5 ! FIR/ WORLD W> HAD BROK5 \T1 ,L59 SEIZ$ ON ,HOBSON'S 'B\RGEOIS-PACIFI/' !ORY & MADE IT ! CORN]/ONE ( NEO-,M>XISM4 ,LIKE MO/ PROPHETS HE BOA/$ ( HIS =ESI<T ONLY :5 HIS VISIONS HAD BECOME FACTS4 

,HOBSON WROTE HIS BOOK IMM$IATELY AFT] ! P>TITION ( ,AFRICA & :5 ! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,BO] W> W]E FRE% 9 EV]YONE'S M9D4 ,= HIM1 ,IMP]IALISM WAS MA9LY ACQUISITION ( TROPICAL L&S1 & :AT HE =ESAW NEXT WAS ! P>TITION1 OR P]HAPS ! JO9T EXPLOITATION1 ( ,*9A4 ,9 ! SPR+ ( #aiad ,BRAILS=D APPLI$ SIMIL> DOCTR9ES TO A WID] FIELD4 ,! ,W> ( ,/EEL & ,GOLD 7#a#i#a#d7 IS A MORE BRILLIANT BOOK ?AN ,HOBSON'S1 WRITT5 ) A MORE TR5*ANT P5 & ) A DEEP] KN[L$GE ( 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS4 ,?\< LESS REMEMB]$ N[1 IT HAD PROBABLY A /RONG] 9FLU5CE ON ITS [N G5]ATION1 & ,AM]ICAN HI/ORIANS BETWE5 ! W>S1 9 P>TICUL>1 C\LD H>DLY HAVE GOT ON )\T IT4 ,\R [N ?\<T IS /ILL UNCONSCI\SLY %AP$ BY IT4 ,BRAILS=D SPEAKS MORE TO \R CONDITION4 ,! AGGRESSIVE1 SELF-CONFID5T ,IMP]IALISM ( ! ,BO] W> SEEMS REMOTE TO US2 ! COMPETITION ( GREAT >MAM5TS IS EV]-PRES5T 9 \R LIVES4 

,BO? WRIT]S WROTE ) ,RADICAL PASSION4 ,! FIR/ S5SATION 9 RE-READ+ !M IS TO CRY \T3 ',W\LD ?AT WE HAD SU* WRIT]S N[ADAYS6' ,TAKE ,HOBSON'S P]ORATION3 

,IMP]IALISM IS A DEPRAV$ *OICE ( NATIONAL LIFE1 IMPOS$ BY SELF-SEEK+ 9T]E/S :I* APPEAL TO ! LU/S ( QUANTITATIVE ACQUISITION & ( =CEFUL DOM9ATION SURVIV+ 9 A NATION FROM E>LY C5TURIES ( ANIMAL /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE444 ,IT IS ! BESETT+ S9 ( ALL SUCCESSFUL ,/ATES1 & ITS P5ALTY IS UNALT]ABLE 9 ! ORD] ( NATURE4 

,OR ,BRAILS=D'S 

,LET A PEOPLE ONCE P]CEIVE = :AT PURPOSES ITS PATRIOTISM IS PRO/ITUT$1 & ITS RES\RCES MISUS$1 & ! 5D IS ALREADY 9 SI<T4 ,:5 ?AT ILLUM9ATION COMES TO ! MASSES ( ! ?REE ,WE/]N ,P[]S1 ! FE>S :I* FILL !IR B>RACKS & /OKE !IR FURNACES WILL HAVE LO/ ! P[] TO DRIVE4 ,A CLE>-SI<T$ G5]ATION WILL SCAN ! HORIZON & F9D NO 5EMY4 ,IT WILL DROP ITS >MOR1 & WALK ! WORLD'S HI<WAYS SAFE4 

,!SE >E HEAVYWEI<TS ( POLITICAL COMBAT4 ,! 9TELLECTUAL DIET ( ! MID TW5TIE? C5TURY CANNOT N\RI% SU* /AM9A4 ,BUT WE MU/ /AY ! FLOOD ( \R ADMIRATION ) SOME D\BT+ QUE/IONS4 ,WAS ! ,HOBSONIAN-,L59I/ ANALYSIS ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM A TRUE PICTURE EI!R !N OR N[8 ,HAS ! /RUGGLE = OV]SEAS 9VE/M5TS EV] BE5 ! MA9SPR+ ( 9T]NATIONAL POLITICS8 

,! EXPORT ( CAPITAL WAS C]TA9LY A /RIK+ FEATURE ( ,BRITI% ECONOMIC LIFE 9 ! FIFTY YE>S BE=E #a#i#a#d4  ,BUT ITS GREATE/ P]IODS W]E BE=E & AFT] ! TIME ( O/5SIBLE ,IMP]IALISM4 ,:AT IS MORE1 !RE WAS LITTLE CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 ! >EAS ( CAPITALI/ 9VE/M5T & POLITICAL ANNEXATION4 ,HOBSON *EATS ON ?IS1 & ,L59 AFT] HIM4 ,!Y %[1 9 ONE TABLE1 ?AT !RE HAS BE5 A GREAT 9CREASE 9 ,BRITI% 9VE/M5TS OV]SEAS2 9 ANO!R ?AT !RE HAS BE5 A GREAT 9CREASE 9 ! T]RITORY ( ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE4 ,!RE=E1 !Y SAY1 ! ONE CAUS$ ! O!R4 ,BUT DID IT8  ,MI<T NOT BO? HAVE BE5 9DEP5D5T PRODUCTS ( ,BRITI% CONFID5CE & /R5G?8 ,IF OP5+S = 9VE/M5T W]E MOTIVE ( ,BRITI% ,IMP]IALISM1 WE %\LD SURELY F9D EVID5CE = ?IS 9 ! SPEE*ES ( ,BRITI% IMP]IALI/S1 OR1 IF NOT 9 !IR PUBLIC /ATEM5TS1 AT ANY RATE 9 !IR PRIVATE LETT]S & OP9IONS4 ,WE DON'T4 ,!Y TALK$1 NO D\BT QUITE MI/AK5LY1 AB\T SECUR+ NEW M>KETS & EV5 MORE MI/AK5LY1 AB\T NEW OP5+S = EMIGRATION2 !Y REG>D$ 9VE/M5T AS A CASUAL 9/RUM5T4 ,!IR MEASUR+-/ICK WAS ,P[]1 NOT ,PR(IT4 ,:5 !Y DISPUT$ OV] TROPICAL ,AFRICAN T]RITORY OR SCRAMBL$ = RAILWAY CONCESSIONS 9 ,*9A1 !IR AIM WAS TO /R5G!N !IR RESPECTIVE EMPIRES1 NOT TO B5EFIT ! F9ANCI]S ( ! ,CITY4 ,HOBSON %[$ ?AT ,IMP]IALISM DID NOT PAY ! NATION4 ,) LONG] EXP]I5CE1 WE CAN EV5 SAY ?AT IT DOES NOT PAY ! 9VE/ORS4 ,BUT ! PRO(1 EV5 IF CONV9C+1 W\LD NOT HAVE DET]R$ ! ADVOCATES ( ,IMP]IALISM4 ,!Y W]E ?9K+ 9 DIFF]5T T]MS4 

,! ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BREAKS D[N 9 ALMO/ EV]Y :I* HAS BE5 EXAM9$  9 DETAIL4 ,MOROCCO HAS (T5 BE5 TREAT$ AS A CLASSICAL CASE ( F9ANCE IMP]IALISM1 BY ,BRAILS=D HIMSELF & 9 MORE DETAIL BY ,E ,D ,MOREL4 ,9 FACT1 ! ,FR5* F9ANCI]S W]E =C$ TO 9VE/ 9 ,MOROCCO MU* AGA9/ !IR WILL1 9 ORD] TO PREP>E ! WAY = ,FR5* POLITICAL CONTROL4 ,!Y KNEW !Y W\LD LOSE !IR MONEY1 & !Y DID4 ,BUT ,MOROCCO BECAME A ,FR5* PROTECTORATE4 ,AGA91 ,BRAILS=D MADE MU* PLAY ) ! ,BRITI% 9VE/M5T 9 ,EGYPT1 :I* ,CROM] HAD PROMOT$4 ,BUT ,CROM] PROMOT$ !SE 9VE/M5TS 9 ORD] TO /R5G!N ,BRITI% POLITICAL CONTROL1 & NOT ! O!R WAY R\ND4 ,! ,BRITI% HELD ON TO ,EGYPT = ! SAKE ( !IR EMPIRE2 !Y DID NOT HOLD !IR EMPIRE = ! SAKE ( ,EGYPT4 ,EV5 ! ,BO] W> WAS NOT PURELY A W> = F9ANCIAL GA94 ,BRITI% POLICY 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA W\LD HAVE BE5 EXACTLY ! SAME IF !RE HAD BE5 NO GOLD-M9ES4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE IS ?AT1 )\T ! PR(ITS FROM ! DYNAMITE-MONOPOLY1 ! ,BO]S W\LD HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO PUT UP MU* RESI/ANCE4 ,RHODES WAS A GREAT SC\NDREL 9 ,RADICAL EYES1 & QUITE RI<TLY4 ,BUT NOT = ! REASONS ?AT !Y SUPPOS$4 ,RHODES WANT$ WEAL? = ! P[] ?AT IT BR\<T1 NOT = ITS [N SAKE4 ,H5CE HE UND]/OOD ! REALITIES ( POLITICS BETT] ?AN !Y DID4 

,?OSE :O EXPLA9$ ,IMP]IALISM 9 T]MS ( ECONOMICS W]E RATIONALI/S !MSELVES & !RE=E S\<T A RATIONAL EXPLANATION = ! BEHAVIOR ( O!RS4 ,IF CAPITALI/S & POLITICIANS W]E AS RATIONAL AS ,HOBSON & ,BRAILS=D1 ?IS IS H[ !Y W\LD BEHAVE4 ,& ( C\RSE A M9ORITY DID4 ,!Y TOOK !IR PR(ITS1 AGRE$ ) !IR 5EMY 9 ! WAY & DI$ QUIETLY 9 !IR B$S4 ,BUT !Y DID NOT SET ! PATT]N ( EV5TS4 ,IT IS DI/URB+ ?AT1 :ILE ,HOBSON & ,BRAILS=D W]E SO P5ETRAT+ AB\T ! PRES5T1 !Y W]E WRONG AB\T ! FUTURE4 ,HOBSON IGNOR$ ,EUROPE ALTOGE!R -- RI<TLY1 S9CE HE WAS DISCUSS+ COLONIAL AFFAIRS4 ,HE EXPECT$ ! 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALI/S TO JO9 9 ! EXPLOITATION ( ,*9A & EV5 TO RECRUIT ,*9ESE >MIES ) :I* TO HOLD D[N ! WORK]S ( ,EUROPE4 ,BRAILS=D LOOK$ TO ,EUROPE ONLY TO REJECT IT4 ,HE WROTE -- ?IS 9 ,M>* #a#i#a#d3 '! DANG]S :I* =C$ \R ANCE/ORS 9TO ,EUROPEAN COALITIONS & ,CONT95TAL W>S HAVE GONE NEV] TO RETURN'4 ,& AGA91 'IT IS AS C]TA9 AS ANY?+ 9 POLITICS CAN BE1 ?AT ! FRONTI]S ( \R MOD]N NATIONAL /ATES >E F9ALLY DRAWN4 ,MY [N BELIEF IS ?AT !RE WILL BE NO MORE W>S AMONG ! SIX ,GREAT ,P[]S4' ,EV5 IF !RE W]E A W>1 'IT IS H>D TO BELIEVE ?AT 444 ,G]MAN ,SOCIALI/S W\LD %[ ANY >DOR 9 %OOT+ D[N ,FR5* WORKM54 ,! SPIRIT :I* M>*$ ?R\< ,S$AN TO ,P>IS C\LD NOT BE REVIV$ 9 \R G5]ATION4' ,IT MAY BE UNFAIR TO JUDGE ANY WRIT] 9 ! LI<T ( :AT CAME AFT]4 ,YET M5 ) F> LESS ( ,BRAILS=D'S KN[L$GE & 9TELLECTUAL EQUIPM5T =ESAW ! CONFLICT ( #a#i#a#d1 & EV5 ! %APE ?AT IT W\LD TAKE4 ,! TRUE VISION ( ! FUTURE WAS ) ,ROB]T ,BLAT*=D1 :5 HE WROTE HIS PAMPHLET1 ,G]MANY & ,5GL&1 = ! ,DAILY ,MAIL4 

,?IS IS A SAD CONFESSION4 ,HOBSON & ,BRAILS=D >E \R SORT4 ,WE ?9K LIKE !M1 JUDGE LIKE !M1 ADMIRE !IR /YLE & !IR MORAL VALUES4 ,WE %\LD BE A%AM$ TO WRITE LIKE ,BLAT*=D1 ?\< HE WAS 9 FACT ! GREATE/ POPUL> J\RNALI/ S9CE ,COBBETT4 ,YET HE WAS RI<T1 & !Y W]E WRONG4 ,!IR VIRTUES W]E !IR UNDO+4 ,!Y EXPECT$ REASON TO TRIUMPH4 ,HE KNEW ?AT M5 LOVE ,P[] ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,?IS1 NOT ,IMP]IALISM1 IS ! BESETT+ S94 ,L59 KNEW IT ALSO4 ,H5CE1 ?\< A RATIONALI/ BY ORIG91 HE TURN$ HIMSELF 9TO A WIELD] ( P[]4 ,?ANKS TO HIM1 !RE IS NO?+ TO *OOSE BETWE5 ,RHODES & A ,SOVIET COMMISS>4 ,NO?+ EXCEPT ?IS3 ! CAPITALI/ MAY BE SOMETIMES CORRUPT$ & S(T5$ BY HIS WEAL?2 ! ,SOVIET DICTATORS HAVE NO?+ TO WE> !M D[N4 ,IF ! EVILS :I* ,HOBSON & ,BRAILS=D DISCOV]$ 9 CAPITALISM HAD BE5 9 FACT ! GREATE/ ( PUBLIC VISES1 WE %\LD N[ BE LIV+ 9 AN EASI] WORLD4 ,IT IS ! HI<-M9D$ & 9SPIR$1 ! MISSION>IES NOT ! CAPITALI/S1 :O CAUSE MO/ ( ! TR\BLE4 ,WOR/ ( ALL ! M5 ( ,P[] :O >E MISSION>IES AS WELL4 

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