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Debate #198 · Poverty, inequality and social protection

Is global poverty caused by rich countries' exploitation of poor countries?

Asked 3 times · 3 years · International Relations · Sociology
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)Evidence (2)PositionsSame themeHave Pakistan's poverty reduction strategies worked, or is pro-poor growth needed instead?Do income-based and international poverty lines capture the true extent of poverty in Pakistan?Is Pakistan's poverty a failure of governance and elite capture rather than resources?
+2 moreAre poor countries trapped in poverty, or can domestic policy break the cycle?Will artificial intelligence widen inequality and crime in Pakistan?

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Examiners want: World system and dependency theories, evidence for and against exploitation, effects on poor countries, critical judgement

The questions

2023
PMS · Sociology · Discuss

It is claimed that global poverty is the result of exploitation of poor countries by wealthy countries. Debate on it with reference to World System Theory & Dependency theories.

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2020
PMS · Sociology · Discuss

How does World System Theory explain increased Economic Inequality in Rich & Poor Countries? Explain Discuss how is the life of citizens of poor countries affected through hunger and Malnutrition?

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2019
CSS · International Relations · Critically analyse

Critically discuss the idea of "Dependence and Interdependence". Explain its advantages and disadvantages for the poor countries.

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Evidence you can cite

IMF/World Bank research identifies roughly 15% of GDP in tax revenue as an important state-capacity reference threshold, (2026)IMF/World BankStunting prevalence: Nearly 40% of Pakistani children suffer from stunting according to World Bank assessment. (2025)World Bank Pakistan Development Update

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News about this debate watches for: dependency theory, world system theory, wallerstein, core and periphery, global north, global south, terms of trade, imf, world bank, unequal exchange, hunger, malnutrition.