• He was a liberal thinker and an economist who was one of the first writers to use the concept of imperialism and even inspired Lenin’s development of the theory of imperialism.
• According to him, imperialism stems from the wrong practices within capitalism, capitalists preferred to convert the surplus of capital into reinvestment in order to make a profit outside their own country, since there was excessive production but inadequate consumption in society. 
• The investigation of new investment and market opportunities for unused capital and non-consumable goods within the country leads to imperialism.
  Who is the scholar mentioned above?