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 +"[[Immanuel Wallerstein ]] characterised the [[World-systems theory |world system]] as a set of mechanisms, which redistributes [[surplus value]] from the ''[[Core–periphery structure|periphery]]'' to the ''[[core countries|core]]''. In his terminology, the ''core'' is the developed, [[Industrialisation |industrialized]] part of the world, and the ''periphery'' is the "[[Underdevelopment|underdeveloped]]", typically [[raw material]]s-exporting, poor part of the world; the ''[[market]]'' being the means by which the ''core'' [[exploitation|exploit]]s the ''periphery''." --Sholem Stein
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 +'''World-systems theory''' (also known as '''world-systems analysis''' or '''the world-systems perspective''') is a multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to [[world history]] and [[social change]] which emphasizes the [[world-system]] (and not [[nation state]]s) as the primary (but not exclusive) unit of [[social analysis]].
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 +"World-system" refers to the inter-regional and transnational [[division of labor]], which divides the world into [[core countries]], [[semi-periphery countries]], and the [[periphery countries]]. Core countries focus on higher skill, [[Capital (economics)|capital]]-intensive production, and the rest of the world focuses on low-skill, labor-intensive production and extraction of [[raw material]]s. This constantly reinforces the dominance of the core countries. Nonetheless, the system has dynamic characteristics, in part as a result of revolutions in [[transport]] technology, and individual states can gain or lose their core (semi-periphery, periphery) status over time. This structure is unified by the division of labour. It is a world-economy rooted in a capitalist economy. For a time, certain countries become the world [[hegemon]]; during the last few centuries, as the world-system has extended geographically and intensified economically, this status has passed from the [[Netherlands]], to the [[United Kingdom]] and (most recently) to the [[United States]].
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 +==See also==
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 +* [[Big History]]
 +* [[Dependency theory]]
 +* [[General systems theory]]
 +* [[Geography and cartography in medieval Islam]]
 +* [[Globalization]]
 +* [[List of cycles]]
 +* [[Social cycle theory]]
 +* [[Sociocybernetics]]
 +* [[Systems philosophy]]
 +* [[Systems thinking]]
 +* [[Systemography]]
 +* [[War cycles]]
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"Immanuel Wallerstein characterised the world system as a set of mechanisms, which redistributes surplus value from the periphery to the core. In his terminology, the core is the developed, industrialized part of the world, and the periphery is the "underdeveloped", typically raw materials-exporting, poor part of the world; the market being the means by which the core exploits the periphery." --Sholem Stein

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World-systems theory (also known as world-systems analysis or the world-systems perspective) is a multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system (and not nation states) as the primary (but not exclusive) unit of social analysis.

"World-system" refers to the inter-regional and transnational division of labor, which divides the world into core countries, semi-periphery countries, and the periphery countries. Core countries focus on higher skill, capital-intensive production, and the rest of the world focuses on low-skill, labor-intensive production and extraction of raw materials. This constantly reinforces the dominance of the core countries. Nonetheless, the system has dynamic characteristics, in part as a result of revolutions in transport technology, and individual states can gain or lose their core (semi-periphery, periphery) status over time. This structure is unified by the division of labour. It is a world-economy rooted in a capitalist economy. For a time, certain countries become the world hegemon; during the last few centuries, as the world-system has extended geographically and intensified economically, this status has passed from the Netherlands, to the United Kingdom and (most recently) to the United States.

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