World system theorists argue that when countries of the periphery became politically sovereign,or independent,in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,their ruling elites
A) cut off all economic ties with the world economy.
B) cut off all political ties with the world economy.
C) cut off political and economic ties with the world economy.
D) maintained close economic ties to the world economy.

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World system theorists argue that when countries of the periphery became politically sovereign, or independent, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, their ruling elites maintained close economic ties with the world economy. This allowed them to participate in global trade, but also subjected them to the interests and policies of the core countries.

World System Theorists Argue That When Countries of the Periphery