•Third, as mentioned before, The basic argument of the theory that ‘underdevelopment’ in developing countries (the periphery) is the result of ‘development’ in developed countries (the core/center), was falsified by the experience of the East Asian tigers.
•These tigers were initially dependent on the developed countries (that is, they were on the periphery), but in course of time they became highly developed and competitive, that is, they moved from the periphery to the core.