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 Dependency Theory however, is opposed to all the assessments and solutions offered by the Modernization Theory. The Dependency Theory argues that the plight of the Third World is as a result of the rapid economic growth and economic development in the First World countries.owever, in criticism of the Modernization Theory, it is a theory whose methodology towards the desired objective is based upon conformity. The theory assumes it is necessary for all Third World countries to conform to the development strategies employed by the Western societies.