THIRD WORLD DEPENDENCY, THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS AND AFRICAN UNDERDEVELOPMENT: A CRITIQUE ANALYSIS

Praxede C. Egeonu

Abstract


This study examines dependency as a concept, its theoretical assumptions and the tendency to link the third world and in particular, African underdevelopment and periphery nations to the imperialism and colonialism of the western countries which spanned through some centuries.  It is a critique analysis of this historical crisis, its woes and the structural inequity that triggered from this core-periphery relationship.  The approach of the study looks into the postulations of the various schools of thought and scholars on dependency and acknowledges the fact of its existence, but cautions for a re-examination of the African underdevelopment after decades of self-rule by putting a stop to this viral blame-game and holds that third world underdevelopment from the post-colonial era is self inflicted because of leadership crisis, especially in Africa.  The study recommends what African nations must do to break the barriers of underdevelopment and join the league of other third world nations who have moved away from underdevelopment to development, even though with similar historical evolutionary experiences


Keywords


Dependency, Theoretical Assumptions, Africa, Underdevelopment and Third world

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