Radical dependence theorists hold that the satellite relationship deepens underdevelopment irreformably

Evidence

The essence of the illusion lies in Said’s perilous assumption that the lamentable aspects and manifestations of the satellite relationship can be satisfactorily reformed and improved to the ultimate benefit of both the Arab world and the heavy American investment in the Middle East. For the radical view of dependence holds that the satellite relationship leads to the further development of the already profound underdevelopment of the satellite itself. Hence its inevitable conclusion that salvation for the Arab world will remain an unattainable goal until the relationship of dependence is definitively and unambiguously smashed. — Sadik Jalal al-‘Azm, Orientalism and Orientalism in Reverse, 101

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to underdevelopment-as-relation arguments echoing in contemporary degrowth and dependency debates.