Economy and Colonialism

Apply what you have read in Chapter 8 regarding colonialism and the expansion of capitalism in modern industrial societies to the article, "Marketers Pursue the Shallow Pocketed."

Is the information being discussed in this article another example of colonialism? Why or why not? Identify two potential positives and two negatives direct marketing of the poor has on people and their economies. What theory of development is most applicable to the expansion of global markets to poor, low income, and indigenous communities?

ECONOMY AND COLONIALISM

Tarasha Hickson-Smith

WEEK 4DISCUSSION 2

Colonialism is the domination of one society by another, so yes this is a clear example of a company from a rich society capitalizing on a poor society (Nowak & Laird, 2010)....