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Walter Rodney, (1972), How Europe Underdeveloped Africa page: 22, publisher: Howard University Press, ISBN: 978-0-9501546-4-0
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If “underdevelopment” were related to anything other than comparing economies, then the most underdeveloped country in the world would be the U.S.A., which practices external oppression on a massive scale, while internally there is a blend of exploitation, brutality, and psychiatric disorder.

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"America", "US", "USA", and "United States of America" redirect here. For the landmass comprising North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean, see Americas. For other uses, see America (disambiguation).

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