The United States and the Lesser Developed Countries (LDC's) can be said to have a give and take relationship. The LDC's give and the United States takes. In the World Systems Theory by Wallerstein, this is an example of a core country that takes from peripheral countries. The core countries are the richest, most developed countries in the world. After these in World systems theory come the semi-peripheral countries. These are countries that have a closer relationship with the most developed core countries, but are not considered to be in the core. The peripheral countries are on the bottom of the heap. They are exploited by both the core and the semi-periphery, and receive nothing in return. They are the poorest, most economically challenged countries in the world.
             This system is the remnant of colonialism. In the days of colonialism (which are not so far removed), a rich country such as England would take over a territory that was not as technologically advanced, such as India. The country would then exploit the area. It would take all of its available natural resources and industry and ship things back home, or make money from it and ship the money back home. These were mercantilist tendencies where the accumulation of capital and wealth for the home country were what mattered most. England would not be at all concerned with problems in India, all it cared about was how much money it could make off of it. The colonies were believed to be inferior to the dominant Western nations, and therefore were not given any consideration. The goal of France invading Angola was not to make the uncivilized Angolans practice French cultures and traditions, but to strip the area of all the wealth it contained. The French may have had an ethnoce!
             ntric belief that their culture was the best, but they were not at all concerned with converting the rest of the world.
             The current system in place in the world is pretty ...