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Online-Ressource (1 online resource (320 pages))
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illustrations, graphs
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781780329932
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9781780329949
Content:
A renewed call for radical change and systemic transformation in the face of an emerging, new form of capitalist imperialism.
Content:
Intro -- About the editors -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Imperialism in historical and theoretical perspective -- The new extractivism in Latin America -- 1 A new model or extractive imperialism? -- A system in crisis -- The politics and economics of natural resource development -- Foreign investment in Latin America: natural resource development or imperialist plunder? -- Table 1.1 Long-term north-south financial flows, 1985-2001 -- Table 1.2 Average annual flows of inward FDI by sector and region, in developed and developing countries, 1990 and 2009 -- From neoliberalism to post-neoliberalism -- The new political economy of natural resource development -- The resistance to extractive capitalism and the dynamics of class struggle -- Conclusion -- 2 Argentina: Extractivist dynamics of soy production and open-pit mining -- The soy model -- 2.1a Grain production in Argentina, 1969-2012 -- 2.1b Land dedicated to grain production in Argentina, 1969-2012 -- 2.2 Land under cultivation in Argentina, 1990-2009 -- Open-pit mining in Argentina -- 2.3 Mining companies in Argentina by country of origin -- 2.4 Stage of activity of the mining companies in Argentina -- Resistance to extractivism -- Conclusion -- 3 Bolivia: Between voluntarist developmentalism and pragmatic extractivism -- The political economy of natural resource extraction in Bolivia -- Table 3.1 Exports of primary products -- Public sector investment in natural resource development -- MAS and the predominance of foreign capital in the extractive sector -- Table 3.2 Mining projects and their relation to the state -- Between pragmatic extractivism and developmental voluntarism -- Table 3.3 Budgetary expenditures on public investments, 2012 -- Extractivism: a development strategy for living well (para vivir bien)?.
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Table 3.4 Annual growth rates of GDP -- Bolivian nationalization: a model of progressive extractivism? -- Labor, conflict and class struggle in the new Bolivia -- Conclusion -- 4 Colombia: The mining boom: a catalyst of development or resistance? -- The 'new' imperialism and class struggle in the center and periphery -- Paving the way for extractive capital -- Extractives at war: from 2002 to 2010 -- Extractives at peace? From 2010 to 2014 -- The driving force of resistance to extractive capital -- 4.1 Participation of various actors in social struggles relating to the extraction of oil, coal and gold, 2001-11 -- Conclusion -- 5 Ecuador: Extractivist dynamics, politics and discourse -- Table 5.1 Public investment in the social sector, 2001-11 -- The fallacies of extractivism: extractive rents and social spending -- 5.1 Distribution of oil rents, 2007-12 -- Table 5.2 Total fiscal revenues, 2000-12 -- Table 5.3 Total educational expenditure by type, 2010 -- Extractivism and middle-class income -- Table 5.4 Imports of total oil products, costs, revenues and subsidies, 2006-11 -- The middle class in Ecuador: beneficiary of and accomplice in extractivism -- The fallacy of public investment and extractive rent: IIRSA and territorial privatization -- The equity fallacy: conditional cash transfers and extractive rent -- The expansion of the extractive frontier -- 5.2 Map of oil concessions in the Ecuadorian Amazon, 2012 -- Extractive rent from mining: so much for so little? -- Green capitalism -- The strategic discourse on extractivism -- Table 5.5 Key actors in REDD in Ecuador -- 6 Mexico: The political ecology of mining -- Contextualizing mining in Mexico -- Neoliberal reforms in Mexico's mining sector -- Panorama of resistance -- Theoretical implications and final reflections -- 7 Peru: Mining capital and social resistance
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Overview: mining capital in Peru -- The commodities boom and its significance for Peru: some data -- Table 7.1 Peruvian export structure, 2000-12 -- Table 7.2 Basic social expenditure, 2002-11 -- The social and ecological impact of mining in Peru: the facts -- The capitalist state and imperialism in Peru -- Profits and corporate social responsibility -- Peruvian governmental policies and mining capital -- Ollanta Humala: neoliberalism with state intervention -- Table 7.3 Contribution of the mining sector to total income tax revenue, 2005-12 -- Table 7.4 Peruvian poverty rates by department, 2004-10 -- The limits of the struggle for survival -- Conclusion -- 8 Theses on extractive imperialism and the post-neoliberal state -- Extractivism: a defining feature of the post-neoliberal state in the current context -- From classical extractivism to the new extractivism -- Contradictions of the new extractivism -- Dependence on foreign investment in a policy of resource extraction is a development trap -- The fallacious belief that extractive rents can finance and sustain a process of inclusive development (progressive extractivism) -- The costs of extractive capitalism exceed any actual and potential benefits -- Class analysis versus neoclassical cost-benefit analysis -- The resistance is united in regard to extractivism but divided on capitalism -- An alternative model: post-neoliberalism or post-capitalism? -- Conclusion -- Notes on contributors -- Notes -- Introduction -- 1 New model or extractive imperialism? -- 2 Argentina -- 3 Bolivia -- 4 Colombia -- 6 Mexico -- 7 Peru -- 8 Theses on extractive imperialism -- References -- Index -- About Zed Books
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 11, 2014)
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About the editors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Imperialism in historical and theoretical perspective; The new extractivism in Latin America; 1 A new model or extractive imperialism?; A system in crisis; The politics and economics of natural resource development; Foreign investment in Latin America: natural resource development or imperialist plunder?; Table 1.1 Long-term north-south financial flows, 1985-2001; Table 1.2 Average annual flows of inward FDI by sector and region, in developed and developing countries, 1990 and 2009
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From neoliberalism to post-neoliberalismThe new political economy of natural resource development; The resistance to extractive capitalism and the dynamics of class struggle; Conclusion; 2 Argentina: Extractivist dynamics of soy production and open-pit mining; The soy model; 2.1a Grain production in Argentina, 1969-2012; 2.1b Land dedicated to grain production in Argentina, 1969-2012; 2.2 Land under cultivation in Argentina, 1990-2009; Open-pit mining in Argentina; 2.3 Mining companies in Argentina by country of origin; 2.4 Stage of activity of the mining companies in Argentina
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Resistance to extractivismConclusion; 3 Bolivia: Between voluntarist developmentalism and pragmatic extractivism; The political economy of natural resource extraction in Bolivia; Table 3.1 Exports of primary products; Public sector investment in natural resource development; MAS and the predominance of foreign capital in the extractive sector; Table 3.2 Mining projects and their relation to the state; Between pragmatic extractivism and developmental voluntarism; Table 3.3 Budgetary expenditures on public investments, 2012
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Extractivism: a development strategy for living well (para vivir bien)?Table 3.4 Annual growth rates of GDP; Bolivian nationalization: a model of progressive extractivism?; Labor, conflict and class struggle in the new Bolivia; Conclusion; 4 Colombia: The mining boom: a catalyst of development or resistance?; The 'new' imperialism and class struggle in the center and periphery; Paving the way for extractive capital; Extractives at war: from 2002 to 2010; Extractives at peace? From 2010 to 2014; The driving force of resistance to extractive capital
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4.1 Participation of various actors in social struggles relating to the extraction of oil, coal and gold, 2001-11Conclusion; 5 Ecuador: Extractivist dynamics, politics and discourse; Table 5.1 Public investment in the social sector, 2001-11; The fallacies of extractivism: extractive rents and social spending; 5.1 Distribution of oil rents, 2007-12; Table 5.2 Total fiscal revenues, 2000-12; Table 5.3 Total educational expenditure by type, 2010; Extractivism and middle-class income; Table 5.4 Imports of total oil products, costs, revenues and subsidies, 2006-11
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The middle class in Ecuador: beneficiary of and accomplice in extractivism
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780329925
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Language:
English
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Author information:
Petras, James F. 1937-
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