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Andre Gunder Frank

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German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929-2005)

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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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Bentley Book Prize

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Germany
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2005 · aged 76
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