Latin American dependency theory
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Latin American social thought
critical theory of development
dependency theory
development theory
social theory
Latin American dependency theory is a critical approach in development studies that explains underdevelopment in Latin America as a structural consequence of its subordinate, dependent relationship to wealthy industrialized countries within the global capitalist system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Latin American dependency theory canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latin American social thought
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critical theory of development ⓘ dependency theory ⓘ development theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
import substitution industrialization
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satellite–metropolis relations ⓘ super-exploitation of labor ⓘ world capitalist system ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | export-led growth orthodoxy ⓘ |
| critiques |
liberal development economics
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modernization theory ⓘ neoclassical trade theory ⓘ |
| developedIn | Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Latin American studies
NERFINISHED
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development studies ⓘ political economy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasLegacyIn |
critical globalization studies
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postcolonial development studies ⓘ world-systems theory ⓘ |
| hasMainClaim |
development and underdevelopment are interconnected processes between core and periphery
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integration into the world market can deepen underdevelopment ⓘ internal class structures in Latin America are linked to external dependency ⓘ underdevelopment in Latin America is structurally produced by its dependent position in the world capitalist system ⓘ wealthy industrialized countries benefit from and reproduce Latin American underdevelopment ⓘ |
| hasMainConcept |
center–periphery relations
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dependency ⓘ development of underdevelopment ⓘ external constraint on development ⓘ structural inequality ⓘ underdevelopment ⓘ unequal exchange ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Andre Gunder Frank
NERFINISHED
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Celso Furtado NERFINISHED ⓘ Enzo Faletto NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Henrique Cardoso NERFINISHED ⓘ Raúl Prebisch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruy Mauro Marini NERFINISHED ⓘ Samir Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ Theotonio dos Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ECLAC structuralist economics
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Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ Raúl Prebisch’s center–periphery model ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| proposes |
reduction of external dependence
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regional integration among peripheral countries ⓘ state-led development strategies ⓘ |
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