Dependency Theory Quotes

“The vicious circle is perfect: foreign debt and foreign investment oblige us to multiply exports that they themselves devour. The task can't be accomplished with gentlemanly manners. To fulfill their function as hostages of foreign prosperity, Latin American workers must be held prisoner, either inside or outside of the jails.”
― Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

“The past few generations were alcoholics 
The few present ones are drugs addicts

I wonder what the future generations will be
Because it seems like humans cannot refrain from dependency ”
― Ricardo Derose

“We will be amazed to find how much our survival depends on others and how little control over our brand life is really in our hands. It is strange how many crucial elements we skim over every day and how much our brand depends on other variables and entities to perform effectively in a disruptive marketplace.”
― Ahmed AlAnsari, The Brand Dependence Model: Identify & Mitigate Your Danger Blocks

“I am confident that future historical research will confirm that the expansion of the capitalist system over the past century has effectively and entirely penetrated even the apparently most isolated sectors of the underdeveloped world.”
― André Gunder Frank