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Discusses contradicting assumptions & solutions accompanying dependency theory in Latin America. Compares the radical solution of delinking to the milder version of dependency, known as import-substituting industrialization, which claims that both rich & poor nations benefit under capitalism, but not necessarily equally. Due to the desirability & consumption of foreign goods, current Latin American governments have adopted a pragmatic policy of encouraging trade liberalization & integration. I. Sharp

Challenges the argument made by Giovanni Arrighi, Beverly J. Silver, & Benjamin D. Brewster (2003) that levels of income in rich & poor countries did not converge, 1960s-1990s, while their share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) did. Three serious problems with the empirical analysis used to support this contention are identified, & the authors' perspective of the world economy is argued to suffer from the problems of dependency theories. Here, northern & southern economies are compared in terms of (1) world shares in manufacturing value added, (2) distribution of world manufactured exports, (3) industry shares & gains/losses, & (4) real annual growth rates of manufacturing output & output per employee. It is argued that Arrighi, Silver, & Brewster ignore structures of power within southern economies & erroneously assume that their economic development is dependent on that of the rest of the world system. 4 Tables, 9 References. K. Hyatt Stewart

"We use it every day in products as varied as prescription drugs, toys, and toothbrushes. In less than a century, plastics have become integral to our daily lives. But plastic waste also clogs Earth's oceans and other water bodies. Research has shown that microplastics have even accumulated in our bodies. This timely book investigates our increasingly problematic use of plastics in all areas of our lives and how our attempts to curb use and mitigate the harm of plastics are not working fast enough"--