Answer:
True
Explanation:
Immanuel Wallerstein world system theory emphasizes that the "first word countries" or the West took control of the economy of the world and gained control over the spread of the capitalist economy which resulted in economic inequality among other nations sometimes referred to as "third world". He emphasized class struggles and global inequality.
His theory highlighted three level of hierarchy, which includes the core, periphery and semi-periphery
The core are referred to the developed nations that are in control of economic power and and exploits the peripheral nations for labor. The semi-periphery lies between the core and periphery and benefit from the periphery. Periphery depends on the core for capital an is characterized by underdevelopment.
This hierarchy gives more room for increased poverty in periphery nations as population growth decreases.
The correct answer is: "a handbook of government statistics
".
Government statistics are collected using objective measurament techniques and published by an official source.
The other three sources are not official, and probably, not objective as well. On the first hand, the information contained in a press realease from a company or in a claim in a political commercial, is subjected to the profit-maximization interests of a private company. On the other hand, a blog entry is very likely biased by the subjective opinion of its author.