Modernization theory, which places a focus on the inadequacies of poor countries, follows the same reasoning as conflict theory.

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Modernization theory suggests that economic underdevelopment is due to a lack of adoption of Western-style economic and political institutions, focusing on internal factors within a country. Conflict theory, on the other hand, emphasizes the role of capitalist exploitation and class conflict, focusing on how wealth and power disparities between countries perpetuate underdevelopment.

Modernization Theory, Which Places a Focus on the Inadequacies of Poor