The structuralist believes that the world functions within a system or structure that is tilted in favor of the rich and powerful, and which ultimately determines the winners and losers. The dependence theory of international imperialism is a structuralist POV that states that there are two classes of countries: core and peripheral. The core countries of the North enslave or exploit the vulnerable peripheral, developing nations of the South. A non-structuralist might, on the other hand, argue that the states of the South are weaker than the North because of a number of factors that are not related to the capitalist order and that, besides, their people have benefitted from their business dealings with multinational corporations of the prosperous North.

Take a position, on either the structuralist or non-structuralist view point; make your argument and support it with examples.