The characteristic of self-sufficiency, where a society or community or country provides for all of its own needs
inEmpire Without Illusion: China, Russia, and the United States in the Age of Power it is argued that the new form of imperialism is that of creating dependence. Autarky and self-sustaining economies can help a country resist this new form of imperialism. In fact, North Korea aims for self-sustaining autarky to resist Imperialism already, perhaps it's time for Cowboy Juche