Wealth drained from periphery to core: wealth-poverty divide expands

Wealth is drained from the periphery to the core and the relative position of the zones becomes more entrenched: the rich get richer and poor get poorer, and indeed the wealth-poverty divide continues to expand and socio-economic inequality continues to grow

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Themes & Theories in International Relations
5. Capitalism. energy, exploitation
B. World Systems Theory
A. Wallerstein
Wealth drained from periphery to core: wealth-poverty divide expands
Global division of labour that requires & increases global inequality
Key idea: Integrated capitalist world-system transcending boundaries
Lenin's thinking developed into world-system theory by Wallerstein
World-system = core, semi-periphery, periphery zones.
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