What Is Dependency Theory

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Multiple Choice

What is dependency theory?

• A) the idea that governments should provide a safety net for their citizens
• B) the idea that people of the world should depend on each other
• C) the idea that the expansion of European capitalism created Latin America's underdevelopment
• D) the idea that the rich should allow the poor to depend on their assistance
• E) the idea that people should not allow themselves to become dependent on outside assistance

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