Rather than focusing on what poor countries are doing wrong, Dependency Theory theory focuses on how poor countries have been wronged by richer nations.
And in pre-Christian Ireland, when you felt wronged by someone, it was common practice to sit on their doorstep and hunger strike until your grievance was addressed.
Ye that have wronged me are not sinful, save in a kind of typical illusion; neither am I fiend-like, who have snatched a fiend's office from his hands.
You're right, you don't owe Harvey, but you do owe me because I didn't have anything to do with putting you in there, but I broke the law to get you out.
Do we want the state's judgment involved when we're prosecuting serious crimes, or do we think people should be allowed to go after whoever they think has wronged them if they can afford it?