In many of his works, Moretti relies on one strand of historical macrosociology – world-systems analysis – and its main theorist, Immanuel Wallerstein. World-systems analysis divides all countries into three groups: core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral. Core countries dominate the world by having a monopoly over some kind of products, which they export to the peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.
In many of his works, Moretti depends on one branch of historical macrosociology – world-systems analysis – and its leading proponent, Immanuel Wallerstein. World-systems analysis categorizes all countries into three categories: core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral. Core nations control the world by having exclusive access to certain goods, which they export to the peripheral and semi-peripheral nations.