Periphery Nations

question 56

Multiple Choice

Periphery nations

• A) export to the core but not to the semiperiphery.
• B) lack industrialization.
• C) are isolated from the world economy.
• D) have economies that disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core.
• E) have little incentive to interact with nations of the core.

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