The new extractivism : a post-neoliberal development model or imperialism of the twenty-first century? / / Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras ; with Verónica Albuja [and six others] ; cover designed by Liam Chapple

• Autore: Veltmeyer Henry
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.2
• Soggetto topico: Mines and mineral resources; Economic development - Social aspects; Social movements
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PetrasJames F. <1937-> AlbujaVerónica ChappleLiam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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)?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
• Sommario/riassunto: In a primary commodities boom spurred on by the rise of China, countries the world over are turning to the extraction and export of natural resources as an antidote to the global recession. With fresh insight and analysis from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia and Mexico, this book looks at the political dynamics of capitalist development in a region where the neoliberal model is collapsing under the weight of a resistance movement lead by peasant farmers and indigenous communities.
• Titolo autorizzato: The new extractivism
• ISBN: 1-78032-995-4; 1-78032-994-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463888403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II