GLOBALIZATION IS IMPERIALISM: PEERING AT THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GLOBALISATION ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Abstract

Africanist scholars have posited that globalization is a form of imperialism. Along with the invasiveness of western goods and companies, globalisation is seen as the equivalent of international aggression. On the other hand, proponents of globalisation argue that, claiming globalisation is imperialistic is like claiming that liberating slaves imposes a particular lifestyle on the former slaves and therefore, globalisation cannot be imperialistic. They further argue that globalisation, in its principled application, removed any restraint on trade. Thus, the central focus of this paper is to interrogate how globalization has been imperialistic to the southern hemisphere. The rely on based on the theory of Marxism, and applying the historical method of data collection. The work found that although, globalisation has been imperialistic to African countries, Africans are also contributing factors. The paper recommends that, rather than given in cheaply to the concept of global village, Africa should look within and utilize her own resources for her own people.