Original sentence: Neo-imperialism is a politico-economic theory describing what is purported to be a modern form of imperialism.Neo-imperialism is the process of controlling and exploiting (usually) lesser developed countries (LDCs) by fostering debt through state-to-state loans or, more commonly, loans by cartels of states such as the World Bank
Edited sentence: Neo-imperialism refers to the process of controlling rulers of (generally) lesser developed countries (LDCs) by fostering debt through state-to-state loans or, more commonly, loans by cartels of states such as the World Bank