Re: Critique of World-System Ideology (1) - Comparative Exploitation

Well stated in the article.  Its about time someone brought this up.

But I would not call comparative advantage a world-system ideology.  If
anything "world-system" as a set of ideas about the functioning of the world
economy is critical of comparative advantage.  Comparative advantage is an
ideology of globalization or a neo-liberalism.


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Subject: Critique of World-System Ideology (1) - Comparative Exploitation


> Critique of World-System Ideology (1) - Comparative Advantage as
Comparative
> Exploitation
>
> Certain ideologies serve to maintain a world-system in a particular
> configuration. A centerpiece of contemporary world-system ideology is the
> doctrine of comparative advantage, which is central in the doctrine of
free
> trade. This article takes a textbook example of comparative advantage and
> stands it on its head. Full text online at:
> http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/EA29Dj02.html
>
> Gernot Köhler
>
>