Title: The European expansion of the 16th and 17th centuries created an imbalance in wo Post by: colleen on Jul 21, 2013 The European expansion of the 16th and 17th centuries created an imbalance in world trade. Discuss the emergence of dominant core areas and peripheral dependent zones.
Title: Re: The European expansion of the 16th and 17th centuries created an imbalance in wo Post by: wonderworld on Jul 24, 2013 Core areas were those areas of the world economy typified by production of manufactured goods, control of shipping, monopoly of banking, and commercial services. Core areas were located primarily in northwestern Europe: Britain, France, and Holland. Dependent zones were regions typified by production of raw materials, supply of bullion, plantation agriculture of cash crops produced by coercive labor systems. Dependent zones surrounded the European core including southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and the colonial discoveries of the European explorers.
Title: Re: The European expansion of the 16th and 17th centuries created an imbalance in wo Post by: colleen on Jul 25, 2013 Content hidden
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