Question

Which of these countries would be considered by Immanuel Wallerstein to be providing cheap agricultural labor and supplying goods to a dominant nation without the usual constitutional protections offered to workers of the dominant nation?

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is Peripheral nations.

Explanation: Peripheral nations have very little industrialization; what they do have often represents the outdated castoffs of core nations or the factories and means of production owned by core nations. They typically have unstable government, inadequate social programs, and are economically dependent on core nations for jobs and aid. There are abundant examples of countries in this category. Check the label of your jeans or sweatshirt and see where it was made. Chances are it was a peripheral nation such as Guatemala, Bangladesh, Malaysia, or Colombia. One can be sure the workers in these factories, which are owned or leased by global core nation companies, are not enjoying the same privileges and rights of American workers.