This article evaluates the relevance of dependency theory for understanding contemporary development challenges, especially in the light of changes in the global economy over the past 50 years. In order to do so, the article rectifies previous misunderstandings of the scholarship and offers a new definition of dependency theory as a research programme, rather than a singular theory. Four core tenets of this research programme are identified: a global historical approach; theorizing of the polarizing tendencies of global capitalism; a focus on structures of production; and a focus on the specific constraints faced by peripheral economies. While each of these elements can be found in many contemporary theories, what makes dependency theory unique — and a particularly strong research programme — is the combination of these elements. The article demonstrates how this approach provides a deep and broad understanding that is necessary to appreciate the persistence of uneven development with reference to two case studies, namely successful industrialization in South Korea, and how the fragmentation of global value chains has impacted industrialization in Indonesia. Finally, the article argues that approaching these kinds of cases through a dependency research programme can contribute to a fruitful renewal of development studies.

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超越刻板印象：重申依赖研究程序的相关性

本文评估依赖理论对理解当代发展挑战的相关性，尤其是考虑到过去50年中全球经济的变化。为了做到这一点，本文纠正了以前对奖学金的误解，并为依赖理论提供了新的定义，将其作为研究程序而非单一理论。确定了该研究计划的四个核心原则：全球历史方法；全球资本主义两极分化趋势的理论化；注重生产结构；重点关注外围经济体面临的具体限制。尽管这些要素中的每一个都可以在许多当代理论中找到，但使依存理论独特（并且是一项特别强大的研究计划）的原因是这些要素的结合。本文通过两个案例研究，即韩国成功的工业化以及全球价值链的分散如何影响印度尼西亚的工业化，展示了这种方法如何提供深刻和广泛的理解，这对于理解持续的不均衡发展是必要的。最后，文章认为，通过依赖性研究程序来处理这类案例可以有助于对发展研究进行富有成效的更新。