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Backwash effect

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The negative economic impact on a region resulting from the outflow of capital, labor, and resources to more developed or prosperous areas.

AP course connection

Topic 7.5: 7.5 Theories of Development

Unit 7

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