Deriving from Neocolonialism, which is referred to as the ‘final stage of imperialism’ by Kwame Nkrumah. Neocolonialism is when, on the surface, it looks like nations have their own sovereignty, but they don’t actually. For example, on the African continent, the West has crafted rule-based institutions that continuously re-invent imperialistic policies, to ensure an exploitative and paternalistic relationship, with skewed economic, financial, and socio-cultural benefits to imperialist nations (not just western) – allowing them to gain access to markets, set up military bases. Liberal democratic governments and neoliberal pro market policy are installed as conditions to get loans for infrastructure building and aid from IMF and World Bank. However, much of foreign aid don’t get to people who need it, but into the pockets of local elites, who run corrupt and authoritarian governments that crush struggles and enable exploitation. Neocolonialism keeps the Third World in debt and dependency.