The Dependence Theory (Presentation summary)

The Dependence Theory was a response to the situation of socioeconomic crisis in Latin America in the 20th Century. Initially it was only and economic theory, when the idea of the "center-periphery" duality was raised (at the 40's). It says that the global economy's design was made in a difficult way to the "under-developed" countries, because the important decisions are made in the "developed" ones (center) and they have the mission of the industrial production, while the under-developed nations have a peripheral function in the economy as a simple suppliers of raw materials to the central countries. The strongest sociological contribution was made in 60's: they said that the blame is not just of the global economy, it's also from the latinamerican elites. The solution was a stronger role from the State in the economy...