Core powers in the modern world-system are:
A) All inhabited primarily by people of European descent
B) The countries with the highest levels of economic development
C) All the member states of the United Nations
D) Have legitimate authority over all the peoples of the world
E) Have always been the most important power centers on Earth

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Core powers are defined as countries with the highest levels of economic development and influence in the global political and economic systems. This definition does not necessarily correlate with ethnicity or UN membership.

Core Powers in the Modern World-System Are