Dependency Theory and the World Systems Approach. Summary: This paper is written about the dependency theory and the world systems approach. One strong influence was Marxian thought. Marxism was a small minority current in comparative politics, and for a long time it had wielded little influence because of the overwhelming dominance of the political development approach. Pages: 2 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 18914 Dependency Theory, Systems.doc Price: 17.90