Dependency Theory Over the last hundred years many events and situations have occurred throughout the world which have affected not only the areas that they took place, but because of industrialization, media relations, politics, and economic factors, have affected the world as a whole. ... Events that take place in very influential countries, such as the United States, also have a tendency to make a larger impact on other countries because more relationships are tied through them. ... Education is also very important at this stage in order to keep the skills of workers and management ver...

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However, the tech crash and then the horrible events of September 11, 2001, pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been. ... Kevin Phillips's most important insight is revealing the central flaw in conservative mythology: wealth is not a value. ... Among other things, he cites ''financialization,'' a preoccupation with success in ''finance, technology and services'' and the neglect of ''basic manufacturing,'' speculation and the recurrence of bubbles and manias (from Dutch tulips to America's dot...

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