Dependency theory agreed with structuralism that wealthy and poorer countries were linked through international trade and that wealthier countries often received more of the benefits. However, dependency theorists were more doubtful that peripheral countries could achieve lasting development under global capitalism. Structuralists believed government action and domestic industrial development could help poorer countries overcome disadvantages. Dependency theorists questioned whether this was possible in a global system dominated by wealthy, industrialized nations.
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