The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the body through which governments and businesses (mainly TNCs) negotiate the rules of trade, […]
Dependency theorists argue poor countries are often dependent on low value primary products for export, which the West then adds value to!
‘Free’ trade* refers to the relative absence of government interference in the affairs of private businesses and the consumers who buy
The world bank may harm development by forcing countries to pursue neoliberal polices such as privatisation in return for loans.
The world bank provides aid and loans to help the development of the poorest countries, but it has many critics!
The New Rulers of the World (2001) by John Pilger provides a good example of a Dependency Theory analysis of the
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted by 189 nations during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. Eight MDGs
The Post-Development Perspective became popular in the 1990s. Theorists from within this perspective are critical of Western models of development,
Since the 1990s, Equatorial Guinea has become one of the largest oil producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is
The United Nations uses The Human Development Index (HDI) as a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic