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According to dependency theories, why is colonialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries important for understanding global

inequality today?

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According to dependency theories, why is colonialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries important for understanding global inequality today? Wealth and power built through colonialism was used to help corporations continue to exploit these countries' workers and natural resources.
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According to dependency theories, why is colonialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries important for understanding global inequality today? Wealth and power built through colonialism was used to help corporations continue to exploit these countries' workers and natural resources.

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