Is Imperialism Really Necessary? Part I

Abstract

The following is the first part ot a reply to a critical essay on Harry Magdoff's The Age of Imperialism. The second, and concluding, part will appear in the next issue of MR. Both the essay (by S. M. Miller, Roy Bennett, and Cyril Alapatt) and the reply are appearing in the September/October issue of Social Policy. The original title of their essay was "Is Imperialism Really Necessary?" but it was finally published as "Does the U.S. Economy Require Imperialism?" In this reply we have retained the original title, and a few minor editorial changes have been introduced. —The Editors.

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