Development Of Early Routes

Early development
Long distance trade routes were developed in the Chalcolithic Period.

Trade Route

A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo.....

Criticisms Of World-Systems Theory

World-systems theory has attracted criticisms from its rivals; notably for being too focused on economy and not enough on culture and for being too core-centric and state-centric......

Characteristics Of World-Systems Theory

World-systems analysis argues that capitalism, as a historical system, has always integrated a variety of labor forms within a functioning division of labor (world economy).....

Origins of World-Systems Theory

Influences and major thinkers
World-systems theory traces emerged in the 1970s. Its roots can be found in sociology, but it has developed into a highly interdisciplinary field.....

World-Systems Theory

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......

Future of the Global Financial System

The IMF has reported that the global financial system is on a path to improved financial stability, but faces a host of transitional challenges borne out by regional vulnerabilities and policy regimes......