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  • His interpretation of the problems of Sudan was that it was not a north-south problem but a center-periphery problem.
  • While everyone talks about the global nature of business today, companies on the whole still operate from a "center-periphery" perspective.
  • He particularly criticized classical diffusion theory which he called a “center-periphery model” because of its assumption that innovations should originate from a centralized...
  • -- It must ensure that Asian demand for raw materials does not trap it in a new center-periphery trading relationship and should take advantage of economic growth in Asia to...
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