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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)

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Lived 1929–2005, aged 76Germany
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    1929–2005
    Aged 76
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-16

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
Last updated
2026-06-16
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    website · ru.wikiquote.org
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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Born
February 24, 1929
Died
April 23, 2005
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