Foreword; Acknowledgement; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction and Background; Abstract ; Situating the Issue; A Critique of the Mainstream; The Comparative Should Be of Classes and not of States!; References; Chapter 2 The Higher Rates of Surplus Value Through Commercial Exploitation; Abstract ; Eurocentrism and Value; Review and Closing Comment; References; Chapter 3 Development in the Shadow of Imperialism; Abstract ; New Forms of Commercial Exploitation; Divergent Paths; Postscript: The Peculiarity of Conflicts in the Arab World; References; Chapter 4 Security and Economic Development.

Abstract Introduction; An Economic Comparative at a Glance; The Fascism in Neoliberalism; The Concrete Shape of Security in Development; Concluding comment: States Under Security Constraints; References; Chapter 5 The Rise of China and the Potential for East Asian Collapse; Abstract ; The Status Quo; Unpacking the Contradiction; A Deja-Vu Moment in History; Closing Remarks; References; Bibliography; Index.