According to Dependency Theory, Foreign Investment in Countries on the Periphery

question 169

Multiple Choice

According to dependency theory, foreign investment in countries on the periphery gives rise to some low-paying jobs for local labour; however, the greatest benefit flows to which of the following?

• A) the social service infrastructure in peripheral countries
• B) multinational corporations in the form of raw materials and profits
• C) highly skilled, white-collar jobs in the core nations
• D) increased number of manufacturing jobs in the core nations

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