Practice question · Select all that apply
Which observations does dependency theory struggle to explain?
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- This theory predicts the periphery stays locked out.
- Cases of successful escape are therefore its hardest evidence.
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- C. China becoming the world’s manufacturing hub
- D. South Korea and Taiwan rising from periphery to high income
Why
Dependency theory predicts the periphery stays locked out, so the East Asian ascents are its hardest cases. The theory’s home turf is options 2 and 4: colonial specialization and unequal exchange, which it explains better than modernization theory does.
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