Title: Development and Conflict Theory | Beyond Intractability
Headings: Development and Conflict Theory
Development and Conflict Theory
By
Olympio Barbanti, Jr.
Development and Structural Change
Development and Conflict
Development History
Current Development Theory
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Barbanti, Jr., Olympio . "Development and Conflict Theory." Beyond Intractability. Eds. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder. Posted: August 2004 < http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/development-conflict-theory >.
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Content: it also involved political concerns. For example, during the Cold War, U.S. provision of aid was largely directed to those countries that were, or could come, under Soviet influence. The 70s were marked by rapid growth of American and European multinational companies in the developing world. While these companies expanded markets and made new goods available, they also exerted predatory competition on indigenous industries. Two theoretical debates emerged in developing countries, especially in Latin America: the dependency theory and the center-periphery theory. For dependency theorists such as Paul Baran, Andre Gunther Frank, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, developing countries were trapped in a cycle of dependence on international capital in which there was little room to maneuver. The center-periphery (or metropolis-satellite) theory developed by Immanuel Wall