Core-periphery Relations

Question 1

What does Core Periphery look like?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is world systems theory?

Answer 2

“The existence of the third category
means precisely that the
upper stratum is not faced with the
unified opposition of all the others because
the middle stratum is
both exploited and exploiter.” Immanuel Wallerstien, 1979

Interject a MIDDLE semi-periphery

Question 3

Who are the leading core periphery theorists?

Answer 3

Immanuel Wallerstein, Noam Chomsky, Johan Galtung, Mark Duffiled

Question 4

What are the premises of post-development theory?

Answer 4

Response to empirical evidence of development as failure
‘one-size-fits-all’ development as inherently problematic

Power of discourse or ‘knowledge as power’ – Foucault

Any change to development practice cannot overcome these issues within current structures

Question 5

What are the issues with the structure of international development itself?

Answer 5

Portrayal of targeted communities as passive victims necessary to support discourse

Competition for funding motivates a focus on inadequacies

Development funding often used to support the foreign policy objectives of other states

Question 6

How applicable is one sixe fits all?

Answer 6

Communities are too diverse for development as universal application
Lack of space for cultural innovation
Different historical contexts of development

Poverty is multi-dimensional – not exclusively linked to income/income potential/economics/economic growth
Richness may be present in other forms
Denied in labelling of underdevelopment