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Uneven development after colonization, imperialism and outwardly influenced internal conflict, have caused many countries in the formally colonized or semi-occupied (literally and metaphorically) countries in the world to lag behind in wealth accumulation, investments in manufacturing and technology and equitable distribution.
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After a scathing critique added by Hewamanne, this sentence was deleted by the end of July 2021.
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Hewamanne, S., Yadav, S. (2022). Neoliberalism, Informality and Precarity. In: Hewamanne, S., Yadav, S. (eds) The Political Economy of Post-COVID Life and Work in the Global South: Pandemic and Precarity. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93228-2_1
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