Devine, James: Ulhas writes:>>There is no undiffrentiated mass of nations called the Third World.
>Of course. What's constant amongst these countries, though, is the >relationship between the center and the periphery, the relationship of >domination and subordination. In addition, some countries are more >peripheral than others. Some questions: 1. How does one know this without having studied in depth each social formation in the periphery so-called? 2. Does the ruling class always rule through domination? At least Gramsci did not think so. 3. Cuba is subjected to trade embargo by the US,but not by the EU. China doesn't face a trade embargo, but enjoys huge trade surplus with the US. Surely, the so-called Centre has a flexible set of economic policies? Everyone knows that the US balance of payment deficit an engine of growth on the Asia-Pacific region and China is biggest beneficiary there. What domination/subordination model is involved here? Ulhas
