A Professor Presented the Following Argument: "The Reason It Took

question 56

Multiple Choice

A professor presented the following argument: "The reason it took Brazil so long to develop was that the citizens did not have the drive and 'need for achievement' necessary to develop business and industry." Which approach is this professor drawing arguments from?

• A) capitalist theory
• B) modernization theory
• C) dependency theory
• D) underdevelopment theory

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