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Thread ID: 9056 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2003-08-15
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The New Paradigm of Forced Socioeconomic Underdevelopment By Mohammed Daud Miraki, PhD, MA, MA Director Afghan DU & Recovery Fund Mdmiraki@ameritech.net 8-15-03
Abstract
The collapse of the former Soviet Union ended the post-WW II bipolar dichotomy and gave way to a new mode of economic subjugation that I choose to call the new paradigm of forced socioeconomic underdevelopment. The factors that characterize this new era consist of the absolute power of the United States and its instrument of legitimacy, the post-WW II institutions, especially the United Nations. Cultural imperialism characterizes this era and justifies disregards to the values and traditions of the underdeveloped countries under the umbrella of democracy and human rights. This paper addresses the new paradigm of forced socioeconomic underdevelopment and its implications to the so-called Third World Countries, especially Muslim countries. The short review of the situations in Afghanistan and Iraq that are two of the victims of the new paradigm of forced socioeconomic underdevelopment compelled me to attempt to redefine development as a phenomenon. Therefore, my attempted redefinition is:
Development is the totality of one's existence wherein survival is not contingent upon submitting to the imperatives of US's global hegemony.
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