Modernization theorists argue that multinational corporations and rich companies supported local authoritarian governments in the postcolonial period to continue their exploitation of poor countries.

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Modernization theory primarily posits that economic development and cultural changes will lead to stable democracies in previously colonial or underdeveloped countries. It does not focus on the role of multinational corporations and rich countries in supporting authoritarian regimes for exploitation purposes; this critique is more closely associated with dependency theory and world-systems theory.

Modernization Theorists Argue That Multinational Corporations and Rich Companies Supported