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What is the main unit of analysis in world-systems theory?
What is the main unit of analysis in world-systems theory?
The world-system.
What distinguishes a world-empire from a world-economy?
What distinguishes a world-empire from a world-economy?
In a world-empire, a single political entity controls the economic division of labor using coercive power, whereas in a world-economy, no single state has conquered the entire core region.
Why do world-systems theorists argue that states are not meaningful actors apart from their position in the world-economy?
Why do world-systems theorists argue that states are not meaningful actors apart from their position in the world-economy?
Because a state's strength is viewed in relation to its position in the world-economy.
What concept was introduced by world-systems theorists to explain the industrialization of some Less Developed Countries (LDCs)?
What concept was introduced by world-systems theorists to explain the industrialization of some Less Developed Countries (LDCs)?
How do core states differ from peripheral states in the world-economy according to world-systems theory?
How do core states differ from peripheral states in the world-economy according to world-systems theory?
What is the role of hegemonic states in the modern world-system according to world-systems theory?
What is the role of hegemonic states in the modern world-system according to world-systems theory?
What do world-systems theorists think about the prospects for today's Less Developed Countries (LDCs)?
What do world-systems theorists think about the prospects for today's Less Developed Countries (LDCs)?
How does the semiperiphery help stabilize the capitalist world-economy?
How does the semiperiphery help stabilize the capitalist world-economy?
What is the prospect raised by world systems theorists regarding the replacement of capitalism?
What is the prospect raised by world systems theorists regarding the replacement of capitalism?
What is a criticism of world-systems theory by neomercantilists?
What is a criticism of world-systems theory by neomercantilists?
According to liberals, what is a generalization made by world-systems theorists about capitalism?
According to liberals, what is a generalization made by world-systems theorists about capitalism?
What critique do Marxists have about the emphasis in world-systems theory?
What critique do Marxists have about the emphasis in world-systems theory?
