Colonization initially began as a way for larger, more powerful countries, primarily to extract resources, labor, or some type of income from a weaker, less capable country. After World War II, these colonized countries began to gain their independence through decolonization, but despite the absence of physical colonization, a different form of colonization took shape. New colonization is more effective at what it does because it does not require the physical presence of a colonizing country to maintain control of the colonized country. This colonization still maintains a tight grip around these “decolonized” countries today through the regulation of the countries' culture, economy, and through the formation of large companies that influence the market. An individual culture is probably one of the most important criteria that makes an inhabited piece of the earth transform into a nation. Before colonization, the culture of these smaller countries was individual, uncontaminated and above all a “national identity”. This national identity separated this country from other countries making it truly individual. Once colonization began, this national identity and culture was essentially broken and the stronger nations imposed their beliefs, rituals and above all their culture in their place. Aimé Césaire in the “Discourse on Colonialism” describes the destruction of culture by saying: “I am talking about societies emptied of their essence, cultures trampled upon, institutions weakened, lands confiscated, religions destroyed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities swept away.” Césaire says that colonialism destroys everything that once made this inhabited place unique. Trying to fight this imposition of colonial culture, cit... middle of paper ...... the debt owed by these developing countries is 3.3 trillion dollars, but the money that these same developing countries of development they spend to serve them is 7.7 trillion dollars.3 These debts will not be repaid, but it can be argued that this is exactly what the Northern states want in order to maintain control. These new economic programs have done nothing in terms of concrete aid to these underdeveloped states. In reality, these programs have turned on and harmed the very states they were trying to help, while simultaneously creating a new form of colonialism as control over these weak, developing states. This control of the economy does not stop with the introduction of “structural adjustment programs”. and international economic institutions. It extends to large companies based in these Northern states that have a revenue large enough to influence the local market in developing countries.