dependency theory Flashcards
what year ?
1970s (when the mining strikes happened, radical feminism)
opposite of …
modernisation theory
influenced by …
socialist ideology, protest movements , marxist ideology, radical theories
focuses on the….
development from a poor countries perspective
what did Frank 1969 introduce?
the term underdevelopment
what did frank say about capitalist countries?
- it was in the interest of the rich capitalist countries to keep some other countries poor
- (cheaper labour as these countries have a lower currency … lots of profit)
what does outsourcing mean?
-sending albour abroad to make it cheaper
dependncy theory diagram
c(on the smae side) (p on the smae side)
poor countries tend to …
Grow
Make
Mine
rich countries tend to
consume
combine
sell
cc means…
they are the consumers , don’t give anything to other countries
pp/cp - do all the work for the ricker countries
within the dependency theory system the poor countries …
the poor countries can not develop therefore this theory promotes underdevelopment
in a capitalist empire …
underdevelopment is deliberate
a capitalist empire creates a m…….. s…….
marxist superstructure on a global scale
marxist superstructure on a global scale means…
the bourgeoisie are now the capitalist western countries and the proletariats are the poor non capitalist countries
old empires practiced ….
colonialism - taken charge of countries with force .
the new capitalist empire practices….
neo colonialism- takes charge of other countries via investment or aid
what does Chang 2003 say …
rich countries keep some countries poor by “kicking away the ladder”
metropolis vs satellite
rich countries (metropolis) steal tallent from poor countries - the countries the tallent is stolen from- satellite
inda example of underdevelopment
- before the british arrived india had a complex mixture of wealthy states and a good level of technology and organisation
- after they became underdeveloped as all of there tallent was stripped and taken into the metropolis
- india became a satellite country
india became dependent on western countries after 1947