Dependency theory: In sociology, the term "dependency theory" is described as a "sociological theory" in which the economic events that had been happened in history generally have encouraged various developing countries to be dependent on the support related to the more "advanced nations". However, the dependency theory dealt with the "unequal power relations" that has been developed as a consequence of "colonialism".
In the question above, the given statement signifies the dependency theory.
Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus as he is popularly known was one of the greatest scholars who published many Renaissance write-up and most notably, a Greek New Testament that would be read by many reformers who followed.
