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This note underscores the need for more precise causal theories linking the international division of labor, national economies, and public policies. To that end, the author recommends two literatures upon which a revised dependency theory might build, namely, those on economic geography and the political economy of redistribution.
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Erik Wibbels would like to thank Rich Snyder and Patrick Heller for their critical engagement with an earlier draft of these pages.
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Wibbels, E. Cores, Peripheries, and Contemporary Political Economy. St Comp Int Dev 44, 441–449 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-009-9044-1
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