Theoretical Considerations on the Evolution of Sombart’s Center-Periphery Model
Journal: Review of International Comparative Management
Year: 2018

This article takes the form of a historical essay with the purpose of identifying a red line in the evolution of center-periphery theories over the past century. The analysis aims to follow the progression of major thoughts and ideas that economists have contributed with to the center-periphery model. The starting point is Werner Sombart's call made to his comrade economists at the start of the twentieth century to discern between industrialized and non-industrialized states when analyzing econo