There is no more central concept in contemporary Marxian theory than that of exploitation. Western analytical Marxists have refined and revised the concept. Third World theorists have extended it from class to country. Political regimes have drawn policy conclusions. Dr. Otubusin has constructed a framework within which to situate these developments, one which highlights the normative presuppositions of the various theorists. He has managed a synthesis of a vast amount of quite diverse literature and has offered a cogent critical analysis. Dr. Otubusin has "exploited" his training in both philosophy and political science to produce a compelling piece of work.
"This work is a significant and original work, a rare attempt by a philosopher to engage, in a sophsiticated manner, the theorists of Third World underdevelopment. Political philosophers and political scientists alike will profit from Otubusin's analysis, which ranges from the conceptual and normative to concrete historical instantiation." (David Schweickart, Loyola University of Chicago)
"The work brings welcome reason to the emontional topic of exploitation. By examining the three leading theories of exploitation, the author covers the principal theoretic approaches to understanding the topic. While preferring dependency theory to what he calls 'developmentalism,' he shows why dependency theory is unable to prescribe solutions for Third Worldimpoverishment." (Thomas Donaldson, Senoir Research Fellow, Kennedy Institute for Ethics Georgetown University)
"Otubusin's 'Exploitation, Unequal Exchange and Dependency' is a creative, even startling, examination of the relations ofthe First and Third worlds from three radically different and customarily unconnected points of view. It provides an exhaustive and exceptionally useful set of supplementary reading suggestions." (Valerie J. Simms, Chair, Department of Political Science Northeastern Illinois University)
"The work brings welcome reason to the emontional topic of exploitation. By examining the three leading theories of exploitation, the author covers the principal theoretic approaches to understanding the topic. While preferring dependency theory to what he calls 'developmentalism,' he shows why dependency theory is unable to prescribe solutions for Third Worldimpoverishment." (Thomas Donaldson, Senoir Research Fellow, Kennedy Institute for Ethics Georgetown University)
"Otubusin's 'Exploitation, Unequal Exchange and Dependency' is a creative, even startling, examination of the relations ofthe First and Third worlds from three radically different and customarily unconnected points of view. It provides an exhaustive and exceptionally useful set of supplementary reading suggestions." (Valerie J. Simms, Chair, Department of Political Science Northeastern Illinois University)