ECLAC maintains country offices in Bogotá, Brasilia, Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and a liaison office in Washington, D.C. ... Specifically, industrialized nations were selling increasingly expensive manufactured goods to the periphery in return for raw materials at increasingly unfavorable terms of trade for underdeveloped countries. ... Economic exploitation and political manipulation by rich countries presented a good explanation for the underdeveloped condition of many Latin American countries. ... While dependency theory highlights some truths - e.g., the consequences, particularly...

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Though many United States consumers associate globalization with leading multinationals like Coca-Cola or GE that have huge operations in many countries, small businesses have actually been one of the main drivers of global integration (Kurlantzick, 2003). ... In the past, entrepreneurs have been known to bring the new technology to underdeveloped nations. To keep this tradition operating, researchers have to establish technology that is easy to comprehend and conform to the culture in the developing countries. ... This may mean traveling to the country that is being considered and overseeing ...

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