In this regard, it is important to bear in mind that the majority of the debate about unequal exchange has historically been, and continues to be, limited to an analysis of the international division of labor, which situates the peripheral countries in the role of sources of raw materials and developed countries as suppliers of industrialized goods.
Al respecto, es importante tener presente que la mayor parte del debate sobre el intercambio desigual se limitaba, y se sigue limitando, a un análisis sobre la división internacional del trabajo que sitúa a la periferia en el papel de fuente de materias primas y a los países desarrollados como proveedores de bienes industrializados.