> Which does them what good, precisely? They aren't better off ruling
> through compradors?
>
> I thought most leftists had long ago decided that neo-colonialism was a
> more efficient form of exploitation than plain old fashioned colonialism.
> Are you arguing against that view?
The term neo-colonialism seems to have been abandoned. So long as it could be applied to nations other than "Marxist-Lenisist" ones, the term was commonly used. When it became apparent that "Marxist-Leninist" states were no different (or even worse), the term was dropped.
Ulhas