Checkout this book [1]. It contains myriad of sources and footnotes about how the developed world, WTO, World Bank etc function when you live outside. I.e. Undeveloped countries are slaves to keep the rich countries rich.
It's true but it's always interesting how we bring this up in farmer trades often, but not often in the tech space, when a large majority of us on this site have made a lot of money off the backs of cheap labor.