Discuss the drawbacks of primary-sector-intensive outward-looking trade policies. How did the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis critique such policies and support the implementation of import substitution industrialization (ISI) strategies? Also discuss the similarities and differences between export-oriented industrialization strategies versus ISI.

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