The search for transitions to post-extractivism in Latin America: discussions on the primary-exporting condition and neo-extractivism

This paper discusses the Latin American primary-exporting condition, its evolution and updating, emphasizing the concept of extractivism and its critique. First, it argues about the historical conformation of Latin America as a primary-exporting region and the criticism of this condition. Secondly,...

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Autores: Ponce Dellasta, Heitor, Bianconi, Renata
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositório:Revista Geosul (Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/86483
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/geosul/article/view/86483
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Subdesenvolvimento
Meio Ambiente
Ecologia política
Extrativismo
América Latina
Underdevelopment
Environment
Political ecology
Extractivism
Latin America
Subdesarrollo
Medio Ambiente
Ecología política
Extractivismo
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Resumo:This paper discusses the Latin American primary-exporting condition, its evolution and updating, emphasizing the concept of extractivism and its critique. First, it argues about the historical conformation of Latin America as a primary-exporting region and the criticism of this condition. Secondly, it discusses the renewal of extractivism stimulated by the expansion of commodity exports at the beginning of the 21st century. It highlights the impacts of this development model on territories and Nature. Thirdly, it indicates post-extractivism transitions as multiple paths of actions and reflections of popular movements. In conclusion, extractivism is considered essential to the understanding of central issues of the contemporary Latin American reality: development and environment.