Superpowers Lesson 7: Wallersteins World System Theory Flashcards

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What does this theory propose about how development should be viewed?

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Development should be viewed within a global economic context, rather than focussing on individual countries

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What are the 3 categories of this theory?

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  • Core regions
  • Semi-periphery regions
  • Periphery regions
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What countries come under the core region?

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and the USA and EU superpowers

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What countries come under the semi-periphery regions?

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NICs of Latin America and Asia, including all BRICS countries

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What countries come under the periphery regions?

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The rest of the developing world e.g. many African countries like Kenya, Congo, Somalia etc

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Why is this theory more widely accepted than other?

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-Has flexibility, since it considers how countries change over time

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Which other theory does Wallerstein criticise the most, and why?

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Frank’s dependency theory
Theory is too static and suggests countries permanently stuck in an undeveloped state

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What is the criticism about this model?

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It is really just an analysis of the world’s patterns of power and wealth, rather than a detailed explanation of them

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