This theory critiques modernization theory for failing to see underdevelopment as the inevitable outcome of long-term inequality between advanced and less developed nations.

A) Modernization theory
B) Dependency theory
C) World system theory
D) Development theory

Dependency Theory

A theory suggesting that global inequality is due to the exploitation of peripheral and semi-peripheral countries by core countries.

Modernization Theory

A theory in sociology that suggests societies progress linearly from traditional to modern states through processes of industrialization and democratization.

Underdevelopment

Underdevelopment is the condition in which a country or region suffers from a lack of economic progress, often marked by poverty and lower standards of living.