Part of the Hardware glossary: An adapter is a physical device that allows one hardware or electronic interface to be adapted (accommodated without loss of function) to another hardware or electronic interface.
What is dependency theory? A: Dependency theory is the way that the state of an economy develops as a direct result of external forces. Political, economic and cultural factors may influence the way that the economy develops using the dependency theory. Continue Reading.
The new dependency theory agrees that net outflows of capital from developing countries have been continuing unabated for the past three decades. Butâand this is a key difference between new and old dependency theoryâthese illicit flows are a problem not only for developing countries but also for developed ones. This is so for two reasons. First, the net flow of capital is not necessarily transferred to or invested in the developed world.