According to Andre Gunder Frank's "dependency theory" the development and prosperity of the world's core was based on the ________ of the periphery.
A) development
B) underdevelopment
C) backwardness
D) traditionalism
E) economic prosperity

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According to dependency theory, the development and prosperity of the world's core countries (i.e. developed countries) was based on the underdevelopment and exploitation of the periphery (i.e. developing countries). The core countries establish and maintain economic and political control over the periphery by extracting its resources, exploiting its labor, and dominating its markets, thus perpetuating the periphery's underdevelopment.

According to Andre Gunder Frank's "Dependency Theory" the Development and Prosperity