Exploitation of Labor and Crisis
The capitalist system is built upon the increasing the amount of capital through increasing the productivity of the production factors. Therefore, the productivity is connected with three main factors: exploitation of the natural resources, exploitation of labor, and exploitation of relations in society. (Katz 26, 39, 148)
The first factor is related to the sustainability problem of the natural resources. The capitalist system aims at increasing the longevity of use of the natural resources by developing some green measures in the production, and it is observed that the cost of the polluting environment has been a burden on the governments. (Katz 26 and Solnit 72)
The second and the third factors are related to increasing the productivity of labor. The capitalist production limits the use of time and some other resources for the workers, and they become a part of an autonomous production activity. The limits built around the workers decrease their productivity because they cannot reproduce themselves. The capitalist system tries to create an environment for them to socialize; however, the new concept of social reproduction is not satisfactory enough for the labor. Consequently, the capital accumulation through increasing productivity gets relatively weaker, and capitalism faces a new crisis. (Katz 39 and Solnit 69)
Uneven Development
Uneven development is a theoretical approach produced by the Marxist economists. The theory only explains the development differences between the different countries. While some countries can advance in economic development, the others cannot, and a new world system occurs with the developed, and the less developed countries. In the unevenly developed world, there occur some interactions between the developed and the less developed countries, and the uneven development creates barriers for the less developed countries regarding social and economic development.
The modernization and the naturalness theories indicate that the community develops a system for a relatively better reproduction by using innovative ways, or the community follows the roots of the culture. The modernization theory explains how a nation moves forward from a traditional society to a modern one. The capitalist system causes alienation between the works and the workers. The workers are hired in an efficient way in the economy, and the mobility of the labor regarding geography and industry is essential (Katz 143 and Solnit 67).
The uneven development stems from economic and political factors as well as the natural resources related factors. The countries have different economic characteristics, and some countries might the economic abilities for a relatively better development while the others do not. The world politics and the political powers of the countries might cause the uneven development. Also, the ownership of the valuable natural resources might be another reason for the uneven development.
Why California is more advantageous geographically compared to Michigan/Detroit
California is on the energy lines, and, being a port city, it is a center of trade. Depending on these geographical advantages, California always has the opportunity to develop a relatively faster recovery plan. Detroit is disadvantaged geographically because Detroit is not an attractive place, and after the bankruptcy of the automotive sector in the state, Detroit economy has crashed.
The Howa Village before and after the Suki Project
The Suki project is a development program based on developing agricultural production, conventional ways of living, and bringing modernity to the region. Before the Suki project, the Howa villagers had a traditional life. The production and the lifestyle were all traditional. Because the traditional production and traditional lifestyle have had limits for development, the region was underdeveloped. The Suki project has altered the production and provided new opportunities for the people to change their lives. Consequently, the region has changed economically and socially. It is not possible whether the project has improved the lives in the region because the new era after the project has created long-term influences which are not significantly positive regarding socioeconomic development (Katz 25).
Works Cited
Katz, Cindi. Growing Up Global. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004. Print.
Solnit, Rebecca. "Detroit Arcadia." Letter from Michigan. N.p., 2016. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
