The process of cumulative causation
A) was developed by W.W. Rostow.
B) leads to growth in regions affected by the backwash effect.
C) involves a buildup of economic activity based on external economies and localization economies.
D) critiques the core-periphery concept as meaningless in today's economically interdependent world.
E) was developed by David Harvey.

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The process of cumulative causation involves a buildup of economic activity based on external economies and localization economies. It was developed by Gunnar Myrdal, not W.W. Rostow or David Harvey. It does not critique the core-periphery concept, but rather acknowledges the backwash effect whereby the growth in certain regions leads to underdevelopment in others.

The Process of Cumulative Causation