Question

According to Wallerstein's Theory, which statement below is correct?

Core countries are extractors, semi-peripheral countries are producers, and peripheral countries are consumers.
Core countries are extractors, semi-peripheral countries are consumers, and peripheral countries are producers.
Core countries are producers, semi-peripheral countries are consumers, and peripheral countries are extractors.
Core countries are consumers, semi-peripheral countries are producers, and peripheral countries are extractors.
Core countries are consumers, semi-peripheral countries are extractors, and peripheral countries are producers.

Answer 1

I'm not really sure what it means by producers, consumers, and extractors.

Answer 2

@AZ

Answer 3

I can copy and paste the part of my lesson on this, perhaps that could help you

Answer 4

Core

Wallerstein argued that highly developed, economically powerful countries made up the world’s economic core. These countries control a disproportionate amount of global wealth and focus on economic activities that generate wealth rather than those that process resources. The origins of this economic core can be traced back to the 16th century, when Western European countries began adopting early forms of capitalism and developing new technology. Over the next 100 years, some of these countries developed military strength and built transportation networks that allowed them to form beneficial trade ties with one another and to begin colonization of weaker countries. Core countries are those typically considered highly developed: the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe.

Answer 5

Semi-Periphery

Between core countries and periphery countries in the economic hierarchy lie semi-periphery countries. These countries, which are usually in the midst of developing stronger core-like economics, play a crucial role in buffering economic relations between the core and the periphery and helping shift resources from periphery to core countries through trade. Today, the semi-periphery may be considered to include the BRIC countries along with Mexico, Iran, South Africa, and Indonesia.

Answer 6

Periphery

The final category of countries under world-systems theory is known as the periphery. Periphery countries are poorly developed, but offer inexpensive unskilled and low-skilled labor along with the natural resources needed for economic production. According to world-systems theory, these countries thus became a source of labor and raw materials for core countries to use to build their own wealth. Over time, the gap between core and periphery countries grew. The wide majority of the world’s countries today experience low levels of economic development and may be considered part of the periphery.

Answer 7

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Seafoam
I'm not really sure what it means by producers, consumers, and extractors.
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so think about it in terms of the natural resources

which countries are producing the stuff?
which countries are extracting it?
and which countries are consuming it?

Answer 8

Core countries - your highly developed, economically powerful countries and they `focus on economic activities that generate wealth rather than those that process resources.`

Semi-Periphery countries help `shift resources from periphery to core countries through trade`

Periphery countries are poorly developed and `offer inexpensive unskilled and low-skilled labor along with the natural resources needed for economic production`

Answer 9

Core countries are consumers, semi-peripheral countries are extractors, and peripheral countries are producers.?

Answer 10

@AZ

Answer 11

Wonderful! That looks right to me :)

Answer 12

Unfortunately got this one wrong- it was D

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