Dependency and development in Latin America by Cardoso, Understanding prosperity and poverty by Acemoglu and Robinson, and Toward a social economy of social Policy by Kaufman and Haggard examine the reasonings behind the varying degrees of development in different modern countries through social, historical, and theoretical lenses. While Acemoglu and Robinson, and Cardoso all agree that political and economic extravitism in the long-run is problematic, what Acemoglu and Robinson consider a liberal “inclusive” country can behave as an extravitist power in the international realm through imperialism. Ultimately, this contradiction demonstrates the weaknesses of a binary world view and shows the importance of intermediate models of development as categorized by Kaufman and Haggard.