Dependency theory and the condition of the poor in the developing world

For decades, the global economy has promised convergence. The message has been straightforward: open your markets, liberalise ...
University of Sheffield

How does Marxist dependency theory help rethink the contemporary issue of environmental degradation?

“Ecology and capitalism, are, by their nature, in opposition” (Amin, 2009, p. 21). This blog employs a Marxist dependency framework as a useful “entry point from which to explore the contemporary ...
JSTOR Daily

Dependency, Techno-Economic Heritage, Disarticulation, and Social Development in Less Developed Nations

This analysis investigates the proposition that disarticulation explains the effects of dependency and techno-economic heritage on social development. The results show that disarticulation does not ...
Libcom

Iranian intellectuals and dependency theory - M. Arman

An interesting critique of the Iranian intellectual left who had their dogmas - particularly those around anti-imperialist struggle - shattered by the events of the revolution. Also contains ...