The Belief That Poverty Is the Result of Core Nations

question 38

Multiple Choice

The belief that poverty is the result of core nations extracting labor and natural resources from peripheral nations is central to .

• A) modernization theory
• B) dependency theory
• C) world systems theory
• D) social exchange theory

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