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Do mining activities foster regional development? Evidence from Latin America in a spatial econometric framework [PDF]
, 2019 Against the backdrop of steadily increasing global raw material demand, the socio-economic implications of metal ore extraction in developing countries are of major interest in academic and policy debates. This work investigates whether mining activities
Giljum, Stefan +2 more
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Mining « neo-extractivism » and social issue in Peru
, 2015 The mining sector has been the engine of Peru’s remarkable growth. Through tax revenues, itcontributed to the sharp reduction in poverty since the 1990s. Thus governments from allpolitical backgrounds have supported large private investments in the mining sector to ensuresocial spending.
Bos, Vincent, Lavrard-Meyer, Cécile
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Sociological Research OnlineThe triumph of neoliberal globalisation has been presented as the end of history, with no viable alternatives available. In Latin America, however, the structural adjustment programmes imposed by international financial institutions and the increased role of transnational corporations were resisted by social and popular movements that ...
Pabel Camilo López Flores, Eija Ranta
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Política del extractivismo chileno: dictadura cívico-militar y sus consecuencias en democracia [PDF]
, 2017 Basándose en el impacto que sigue teniendo el extractivismo en la economía chilena y su repercusión en los derechos humanos, este trabajo buscará dilucidar el proceso histórico de gestación de un modelo económico que se ha basado en la explotación ...
Delgado Cabeza, Manuel (Coordinador) +2 more
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South American resourcescapes: geographical perspectives and conceptual challenges [PDF]
, 2017 Once again, resources are at the centre of scientific and public interest. From 2000 onwards, soaring commodity prices and the unrestricted proliferation of extractive activities have caused significant spatial, political and socio-economic consequences ...
Coy, Martin +2 more
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Digging deep the oil world: corporate liability and environmental justice strategies [PDF]
, 2013 The impacts provoked by the expanding oil industry encompass environmental destruction, health impacts and violations of human rights. The increasing contamination jeopardizes safe conditions of life and destroys means of livelihood of vulnerable ...
Certomà, Chiara +4 more
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Society Register, 2020 This text aims to propose a reflection on the phenomenon of so-called touristification within the geographical area of Southern Europe concerning two points: how the processes of production of space that go under this name can be placed inside of the framework of the neo-extractive processes and how social movements against tourism may eventually ...
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Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology, 2017 This article analyses aspects of knowledge production in situations of environmental conflicts. It focuses on the context of the environmental field established by the announcement of the uranium and phosphate mining project in the Sertão Central ...
Raquel Maria Rigotto
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‘New’ nations:resource-based development imaginaries in Ghana and Ecuador [PDF]
, 2017 Recently there have been increasing instances of the return of the state as the central agent of development in resource-rich nations globally. Characterised by both a rhetorical and substantive commitment to increasing control over national resource ...
Childs, John Robert +1 more
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The growing Chinese presence in Latin America and its (Geo)political manifestations in Bolivia [PDF]
, 2018 In recent years, the growing Chinese presence in Latin America has triggered heated academic and policy debates, as well as social and political conflict across countries in the region.
Agramont, Daniel, Bonifaz, Gustavo
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