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From extractivism to global extractivism: the evolution of an organizing concept
The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2022 Research on extractivism has rapidly proliferated, expanding into new empirical and conceptual spaces. We examine the origins, evolution, and conceptual expansion of the concept. Extractivism is useful to analyze resource extraction practices around the world. ‘Global Extractivism’ is a new conceptual tool for assessing global phenomena.
Christopher W. Chagnon +10 more
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Humanities, 2016 This article approaches contemporary extractivism as an environmentally and socially destructive extension of an enduring colonial societal structure. Manifested in massive hydroelectric developments, clearcut logging, mining, and unconventional oil and ...
Anna J. Willow
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Ecological Public Policy of Russia and Latin America (On the Example of Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil)
Мир новой экономики, 2022 The article describes the main characteristics of the state environmental policy and their impact on political processes in Russia and a few Latin American countries.
V. I. Yakunin, T. Yu. Rusakova
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Review of From petro-nationalism to post-extractivism in Ecuador
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2020 'Resource radicals: From petro-nationalism to post-extractivism in Ecuador', by Thea Riofrancos.
Francis Adams
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Extraktivt våld och urfolks koppling till mark
Kulturella Perspektiv, 2019 Extractive violence on Indigenous peoples’ lands is not only a violation against nature but also a violation against Indigenous peoples who experience close connection to land.
Kristina Sehlin MacNeil, Niila Inga
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Water extractivism and decolonial struggles in Mapuche Territory, Chile
Water Alternatives, 2022 Forestry plantations on Mapuche lands in southern Chile are a critical socio-environmental issue. Through the lens of political ecology and using methods based on historical review, spatial data representation and ethnographic interviews, we propose ...
Robinson Torres +3 more
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Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study
Journal of Maps, 2023 The aim of this study is to territorially link the distribution of mining tailings and multi-dimensional poverty at a local level. For this purpose, a database was constructed with governmental information regarding municipalities that present tailings ...
Iván Ojeda-Pereira +2 more
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Topsy-Turvy Neo-Developmentalism: An Analysis of the Current Brazilian Model of Development
Revista de Estudios Sociales, 2015 The paper discusses the similarities and differences between neo-developmentalism and neo-extractivism. The evaluation compares Brazil with nine other Latin American countries and is based on a framework that considers both economic policies and their ...
Bruno Milanez, Rodrigo S. P. Santos
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The political ecologies of "green" extractivism(s): An introduction
Journal of Political EcologyWhat is so-called 'green' extractivism and where did it come from? The introduction to this Special Section examines the origins and implications of the concept, linking it to a long history of exploitation, dispossession and (neo)colonialism under the ...
Alexander Dunlap +2 more
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Water Policy, 2022 The depletion of freshwater sources by indiscriminate industrial actions is one of the direct causes of the current water crisis. One of the emblematic cases of this problem is the Atacama Desert, a unique hyper-arid zone in which an extensive copper ...
Raphael Cantillana +1 more
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