Structures in the International Political Economy

World System Theory and Unequal Development

Bibliographic Data

ID6060465
AuthorsWil Hout (0000-0002-4470-0653, Leiden University, corresponding author), Frits Meijerink (Leiden University)
Year1996
Volume2
Issue1
Pages47-76
Publication date1996-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354066196002001002
OpenAlexW2148265023
LanguageEN
References cited61

In this article a causal model is developed that explains the unequal level of economic development of Third World countries on the basis of structural variables. The model is tested using empirical data on 84 developing countries from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and applying a multi-sample LISREL analysis. The model appears to fit the data for the entire period rather well. In an attempt to analyse the changes of the world system over the last several decades, hypotheses were formulated concerning changes in the form of dependence, democratization in the Third World, and the tendency of Third World countries to diversify their production. The results of the analysis indicate that the expected change from `classical' to `modern' dependence is corroborated by the data. No such change was apparent where political repression was concerned. Finally, the causal chain of primary commodity concentration, exploitation, domestic capital formation and economic development appeared to exhibit significant changes over the 1965-92 period

Commodity · Democracy · Democratization · Developing country · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · LISREL · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Structural equation modeling · World economy · International Development and Aid · Political Conflict and Governance · World Systems and Global Transformations

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