GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neocolonialism, Nuclear Family, Grammatical Gender
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System theory helps us explain how the world has become what it is today: Several centuries ago they had the capability to start industrialization . Steele industry limestone, water, coal: crucial: the periphery was and is disadvantaged in this competition, because the core sets the conditions (feedback!, which is why we continue to have rich [former colonial] and poor [former colonized] countries: Every resource in the world but still poor. If you don"t have the early start its very difficult to become a present role in the world dynamic. The world does not function as one yet. Instead, the world consists of a number of regions that more less exist independently of each other. Europe is insignificant in global terms: low population, sparse infrastructure, primitive technology, unrefined culture. Meanwhile, india, arabia, and in particular china dominate their respective political, economic, and cultural spheres. They also trade some goods, among them spices.
