Andre Gunder Frank

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1929 – 2005

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Who was Andre Gunder Frank?

Andre Gunder Frank was a German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984. He employed some Marxian concepts on political economy, but rejected Marx's stages of history, and economic history generally.

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Born
Feb 24, 1929
Berlin
Also known as
  • AndreĢ Frank
Parents
Nationality
  • Germany
Education
  • Swarthmore College
  • University of Chicago
Died
Apr 23, 2005
Luxembourg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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