Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model

This historical essay looks at how the center-periphery model has developed over the twentieth century. The analysis begins from Werner Sombart’s industrialagrarian cleavage and carries on to identify how the model has been altered during the years. Apart from Sombart’s incipient phase, the paper id...

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Main Author: Vlad I. ROȘCA
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Language:English
Published: Editura ASE 2018-03-01
Series:Revista de Management Comparat International
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Online Access:ttps://www.rmci.ase.ro/no19vol1/07.pdf
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description This historical essay looks at how the center-periphery model has developed over the twentieth century. The analysis begins from Werner Sombart’s industrialagrarian cleavage and carries on to identify how the model has been altered during the years. Apart from Sombart’s incipient phase, the paper identifies three other distinct periods that have contributed to the evolution of the center-periphery dichotomy: the postbelic recovery of nations up to the mid-1970’s, a second period situated between 1975 and the fall of the Iron Courtain (strongly influenced by the works of Shils) and, last but not least, the post-1990 ‘polycentric development’ era. By analyzing these distinct periods, the research comes to the conclusion that center-periphery relationships have known different characteristics, from a periphery heavily reliant on knowledge and technology to be transferred from the center, to a more autonomous periphery closer to our days, aspiring to converge with the center by using more of its own forces.
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spelling doaj-art-3089a68d0e484f50a58eb5b986eddaf62025-08-20T02:19:51ZengEditura ASERevista de Management Comparat International1582-34582601-09682018-03-01191778710.24818/RMCI.2018.1.77Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model Vlad I. ROȘCA0The Bucharest University of Economic StudiesThis historical essay looks at how the center-periphery model has developed over the twentieth century. The analysis begins from Werner Sombart’s industrialagrarian cleavage and carries on to identify how the model has been altered during the years. Apart from Sombart’s incipient phase, the paper identifies three other distinct periods that have contributed to the evolution of the center-periphery dichotomy: the postbelic recovery of nations up to the mid-1970’s, a second period situated between 1975 and the fall of the Iron Courtain (strongly influenced by the works of Shils) and, last but not least, the post-1990 ‘polycentric development’ era. By analyzing these distinct periods, the research comes to the conclusion that center-periphery relationships have known different characteristics, from a periphery heavily reliant on knowledge and technology to be transferred from the center, to a more autonomous periphery closer to our days, aspiring to converge with the center by using more of its own forces. ttps://www.rmci.ase.ro/no19vol1/07.pdfcenter-peripheryconvergenceworld economytechnology transfer
spellingShingle Vlad I. ROȘCA
Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
Revista de Management Comparat International
center-periphery
convergence
world economy
technology transfer
title Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
title_full Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
title_fullStr Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
title_full_unstemmed Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
title_short Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
title_sort theoretical considerations on the evolution of sombart s center periphery model
topic center-periphery
convergence
world economy
technology transfer
url ttps://www.rmci.ase.ro/no19vol1/07.pdf
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