world-systems theory
Sign in to saveAlso known as world-systems analysis, world-systems perspective, world systems theory, world system theory, world-systems, world-system, world systems, world system
multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to world history and social change that stresses that the world-system should be the primary unit of social analysis
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It sits within the topics Development economics, Economic globalization and Economic systems.
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A world map of countries by their supposed trading status in 2000, using the world system differentiation into core countries (blue), semi-periphery countries (yellow) and periphery countries (red). Based on the list in Chase-Dunn, Kawana, and Brewer (2000). A world map of countries in 1965 colour-coded into 'blocks' based on trade, military interventions, diplomats and treaties: Block A Block B Block C & with dashed lines indicates colonies of Block C countries Block C' Block D Block D' Block E Block E' Block F Block F'
World-systems theory (also known as world-systems analysis or the world-systems perspective) is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system (and not nation states) as the primary (but not exclusive) unit of social analysis. World-systems theorists argue that their theory explains the rise and fall of states, income inequality, social unrest, and imperialism.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “world-systems theory” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.