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.
2. Dependency Paradigm (Late 1960s to 1980s) Meaning: This paradigm came as counteract to dominant paradigm and it is the first development theory that was formulated in poorer nations. The chief architect of dependency theory was Raiil Prebisch, an Argentine economist.