Western Imerialism and Colonization of Non-Western Regions

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European Colonization of Non-Western Regions and the Resulting Unequal Relationships

The European colonization of non-western regions inevitably resulted to unequal relationships . For example , because Spain was a strong advocate of the so-called mercantilist system , Mexican goods sold in Spanish markets were charged lower than the cost of production . Spanish goods sold in Mexico were above the ceiling price . This naturally destroyed the domestic economy of Mexico

In West Africa , French and British colonial governments disrupted the migration pattern of many people . By

creating economic centers ' in Ghana and Sierra Leone , labor migration from other West African colonies began . Many times , British and French authorities forced the natives of these colonies to work in plantations with wages insufficient to reproduce their daily needs

During the slicing of the Chinese pie , European countries over utilized the natural resources of China . The Chinese were forced to work with wages far below to meet their daily needs . This relationship was spelled out in the so-called world systems theory . According to this theory , the peripheral states provide the core states raw materials and labor . The core states (imperialist countries ) provide the peripheral states low-level products sold at virtually high prices . In this relationship , only the core and intermediate core states benefit

Work Cited

Wallerstein , Immanuel (1974 . The Modern World System . 2nd volume . New York Academic Press

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