Subsequently, however, the focus of Rüstow’s contribution shifted considerably. The second Rüstow went on to reject “typical” accusations against colonial powers as allegedly preventing colonial people from attaining a cultural development similar to “ours.” He interprets all progress in this direction as a result of colonization; thus, colonized people might be happier without the external enforcement of civilization, but they would also be left more “backward” (ibid., 516).

Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, loc. 1300