In the parlance of the Dependency Model, who were the Dependistas?

A. The researchers who studied the relations between centre and Periphery nations and used economic variables to study Latin American countries

B. The researchers who criticised the Modernisation Paradigm and later, proposed the Dependency Paradigm

C. The countries that belonged to Latin America, but were a part of the Periphery

D. The countries that depended exclusively on the Alternative Paradigm, but were not from Latin America

Answer: Option A