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To what extent does Dependency Theory present a cogent critique of the structural limitations and power asymmetries embedded in the dominant paradigms of development, particularly in the contexts of Africa and Latin America?

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Dependency Theory and the Critique of Developmental Orthodoxy: Structural Power, Peripheral Constraints, and the Experience of Africa and Latin America The post-World War II era witnessed the emergence of various paradigms of development, most prominently modernization theory, which posited a linear progression from traditional to modern societies based on the Western experience. However, this perspective … Continue reading To what extent does Dependency Theory present a cogent critique of the structural limitations and power asymmetries embedded in the dominant paradigms of development, particularly in the contexts of Africa and Latin America?