• CORE
  
  
• SEMI PERIPHERY
  
  
• PERIPHERY

1. CORE
   
   
   • MAJOR POWERS;

     POLITICAL; ECONOMIC; MILITARY

     
     
   • CONSUMER MARKET ORIENTED;
     
     
   • HIGHLY PAID WORKERS (COMPARATIVELY);
     
     
   • LOW TAXES;
     
     
   • RESULTING IN HIGH RATES OF ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL;
     
     
   • GREAT ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY;
     
     
   • MARKET DRIVEN NEEDS;
     
     
   • LARGE FIRMS (MONOPOLY CAPITAL) -GLOBAL IN SCALE
   
   
   
2. PERIPHERY
   
   
   • UNDER DEVELOPED;
     
     
   • ELITE RULE;
     
     
   • EASY TO EXPLOIT;
     
     
   • CONQUER;
     
     
   • RELIES ON NATURAL RESOURCES
     
     
   • HUGE TRADE DISADVANTAGE
     
     
   • LACK OF TECHNOLOGY
     
     
   • LACK OF CAPITAL
     
     
   • UNEQUAL EXCHANGE LEADS TO TRANSFER OF WEALTH TO CORE
     
     
   • INCREASE GAP BETWEEN POWERFUL, RICH AND THE POOR
     
     
   • NO FUNDS TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF COUNTRY
     
     
   • POPULATION TOO LARGE FOR STATE TO CARE FOR
     
     
   • POLITICAL INSTABILITY
     
     
   • NOT LIKELY TO MOVE INTO CORE POSITION
   
   
   
3. SEMI PERIPHERY
   
   
   • LESS POWERFUL THAN CORE BUT MORE POWERFUL THAN PERIPHERY
     
     
   • SOME MANUFACTURING
     
     
   • CAPABLE OF MOVING INTO CORE AREA
     
     
   • CORE COUNTRIES HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS
     
     
     1. NEED FOR BIG MILITARY
        
        
     2. BIG BUREAUCRACIES
        
        
     3. CONFLICT WITH OTHER CORE COUNTRIES
        
        

LEADS TO CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH; EXPLOITATION; SATURATION OF MARKET; LABOR DISPUTES; NEW TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; CRISIS ETC

LIFE OF MACHINERY