According to Dependency Theory:

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According to Dependency Theory, cores can only grow through exploitation of peripheries. The theory argues that the global economic system is designed in a way that benefits the developed core countries at the expense of the underdeveloped periphery countries. Therefore, the periphery countries remain dependent on the core countries for their economic growth, and the core countries exploit the periphery countries for their resources and labor. This creates a cycle of poverty and underdevelopment in the periphery countries while the core countries continue to benefit from their exploitation. The theory does not suggest that trade is mutually beneficial or that cores can only grow through greater international investment.