dependency theory
A set of ideas to explain the inequalities between developed countries and developing…A set of ideas to explain the inequalities between developed countries and developing countries, originally conceived in the context of Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, stressing the interdependence of those countries in a capitalist global economy.
» Dependency theory explains global economic inequalities.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A set of ideas to explain the inequalities between developed countries and developing countries, originally conceived in the context of Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, stressing the interdependence of those countries in a capitalist global economy.
Dependenztheorie
(countable, uncountable)A subfield of database theory which studies implication and optimization problems related to logical constraints.
Examples
1 sentencesDependency theory explains global economic inequalities.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: dependency theories| Singular | dependency theory |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable