According to dependency theorist,multinational corporations and rich countries continued their exploitation of the poor countries in the postcolonial period by
A)giving economic aid to the poor
B)building schools and hospitals
C)supporting local authoritarian governments
D)teaching English to the former colonists
E)all of these choices

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Dependency theorists argue that multinational corporations and rich countries have continued to exploit poor countries in the postcolonial period by supporting authoritarian governments. This allows them to exploit the country's resources and labor, without having to negotiate with a democratic government or deal with labor unions. Economic aid, building schools and hospitals, and teaching English may be seen as positive actions, but they are often accompanied by conditions that serve the interests of the rich countries and multinational corporations, rather than the people in the poor country. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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