Dependency Theory

The Growth Pole Theory

Growth pole is the concentration of technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in associated businesses and industries. These concentrations… Read More

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Modernisation and Stages of Growth

Lewis and Rostow both focused on rising per capita income as the central measure of growth; they conceived of economic… Read More

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Unbalanced Growth and income Distribution

Hirschman stressed his point by saying that if a country were ready to apply the doctrine of unbalanced growth, then… Read More

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Elimination of Dependency. How does it Work?

In his Elimination of Dependency suggested process, Warren's main point was; certainly imperialism has led to the creation of a… Read More

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Causes of Underdevelopment according to Baran

Baran conceptualized the causes of underdevelopment in much the same way as his contemporary non-Marxist economists. Read More

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Neo-Marxism Theories of Underdevelopment and Dependency

Neo-Marxism theories of underdevelopment and dependency appeared during the 1950s, partly as a reaction against the growth and modernization theories,… Read More

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Exports Dominated by Primary Commodities. Why ?

One of the distinguish characteristics of developing countries is that their trade tends to be dominated by the export of… Read More

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Weak institutional Structures in Developing Countries

Many economists have recently argued that it is weak institutional structures that are the fundamental causes of underdevelopment because the… Read More

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Structural features of developing countries

Here are Some characteristics of developing countries that contribute to the low levels of labour productivity and poor economic performance Read More

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Metropoles and Satellites According to Baran

Introduction Andrea Gunder Frank, like Baran, was interested in identifying the causes of underdevelopment, but unlike his predecessor he did… Read More

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