مجلة الناقد للدراسات السياسية
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 622-640
2026-04-15

Colonial Legacy And The Development Dilemma In Post-colonial Developing Countries

Authors : Kouadra Hocine .

Abstract

Abstract: This study highlights the development dilemma of developing countries in a historical context linked to the colonial and neocolonial legacy. It traces the origins of European expansion and examines the theoretical approaches that attempt to explain it. It also reviews the establishment of colonies and the consolidation of colonial control, in order to understand the complexity and interconnectedness of the post-independence era. The aim of this study is to validate the extent to which the major historical colonial powers and neocolonialism laid the foundation for some of the development problems currently facing at least a large number of developing countries. The research reveals that the persistence of the development dilemma in independent countries is related to the penetration of colonial legacies linked to neoliberal and neocolonial networks and global institutions dominated by the Global North and their connections with local ruling elites supported by Western countries.

Keywords

developing countries ; colonial legacy ; development ; imperialism ; Postcolonial theory