[lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn on India: wrong? (was, U.N. seeks aid...)

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Wed Aug 10 10:28:54 PDT 2005


KJ wrote:


>On 8/11/05, uvj at vsnl.com <uvj at vsnl.com> wrote:
>
>>I agree these are not spectacular figures. East and South Asia's economic performance is better than India. I am simply questioning the popular Leftwing idea that capitalist development in the "Third World" is very difficult, if not altogether impossible.


>I do not know how popular is this allegedly popular idea -- was
>Warren's Imperialism such an unpopular book, or Geoff Kay's, and have
>Marx's original insights been so thoroughly rejected by marxists?
>
>In my admittedly small circle, that is a non-issue.

I am glad to know that your circle this is a non-issue. I wish this was the case in Left circles in other parts of the world as well.

Ulhas



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