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dependency  

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  • Dependency is a term that implies an unequal relationship between societies and shapes the nature of development, especially in the global era. Dependency is both a technical term in the sociology of development and a more general proposition about the economic, cultural, or political reliance of human societies on other societies with regard to particular commodities, such as oil or the natural environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Dependency]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LM485C23-M

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