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Andre Gunder Frank

German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929-2005) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 76

André Gunder Frank, born Andreas Frank; was a German-American sociologist and economic historian who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984. He employed some Marxian concepts on political economy, but rejected Marx's stages of history, and economic history generally.

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Germany
Category
Writers
Type
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2005 · aged 76

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