# dependency theory

> notion that resources flow from a periphery of poor underdeveloped states to a core of wealthy states; contends that poor states are impoverished and rich ones enriched by the way poor states are integrated into the world system

**Wikidata**: [Q923955](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q923955)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_theory)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dependency-theory


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora