Dependence, Dependency, and Power in the Global System
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Dependence, Dependency, and Power in the Global System
A Structural and Behavioral Analysis
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When it all started?
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It all began when:
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Dependence
is the pattern of external reliance of well-integrated nation-states on one another.
Components of Dependence:
Size of one's reliance on another.
Importance attached to the goods involved.
Availability of these goods (or substitutes) from different sources.
Dependency
is the absence of autonomy because of structural distortions.
Dependence is the imbalance in the relationship between two actors.
Opposite of dependence is interdependence,
not autonomy.
Interdependence
is the symmetric exchanges, flows, and transfers between actors.
Polar Extremes of Dependency:
Complete independence from unwanted causal influences and external control.
Polar Extremes of Dependence:
Absolute asymmetric interdependence
and
opposite asymmetry.
A = Dominant
B = Dependent
x = good
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Structural indicators of dependence:
Intensity of the demand from A.
The extent of control of goods by B.
Ability of A to substitute for x OR for B.
A will be dependent on B:
A relies on B for large quantities of important goods which can't be easily replaced.
B acquires small quantities of unimportant goods from A which can be replaced easily.
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Structural conditions for dependency:
Size of reliance relationship.
Importance of the certain good.
Availability (of the good).
Cost of the substitute.
Concept of Dependence:
Integrated into bargaining analyses.
Concept of Dependency:
Applied to analyses of the structure of relations among societies.
Components of Dependency:
Magnitude of foreign supply of important factors of production.
Limited developmental choices.
Domestic distortion measures.
Factors for Dependency:
1. Magnitude of reliance
Large share of needs supplied externally.
Large share of markets are foreign.
Large ratio of foreign to domestic capital, technology, production facilities, etc.
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Factors for Dependency:
2. Choice-based measures
Heavy reliance on one partner.
High opportunity cost.
Few opportunities for diversification, for allies, etc.
Commodity concentration of exports and total domestic production.
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Dependency Theory
Resources flow from a periphery of poor and underdeveloped states to a core of wealthy states, enriching the latter (core) at the expense of the former (periphery).
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Factors for Dependency:
3. Domestic distortion measures
Lack of integration across economic sectors.
Lack of responsiveness of production structures to increased or decreased demand.
Responsiveness to externally generated demand.
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