Environmental Politics in Latin America: Elite dynamics, the by Benedicte Bull,Mariel Cristina Aguilar-Stoen
By Benedicte Bull,Mariel Cristina Aguilar-Stoen
Since colonial occasions the location of the social, political and monetary elites in Latin the United States has been in detail attached to their keep an eye on over typical assets. for that reason, struggles to guard the surroundings from over-exploitation and infection were relating to marginalized teams’ struggles against local, nationwide and transnational elites. the hot upward thrust of innovative, left-leaning governments – frequently supported by means of teams suffering for environmental justice – has challenged the verified elites and raised expectancies approximately new regimes for common source administration.
Based on case-studies in 8 Latin American international locations (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala), this e-book investigates the level to which there were elite shifts, how new governments have concerning previous elites, and the way that has impacted on environmental governance and the administration of traditional assets. It examines the increase of latest cadres of technocrats and the previous monetary and political elites’ fight to stay influential. The e-book additionally discusses the demanding situations confronted in attempting to conquer structural inequalities to make sure a extra sustainable and equitable governance of common assets.
This well timed e-book should be of significant curiosity to researchers and masters scholars in improvement reviews, environmental administration and governance, geography, political technological know-how and Latin American sector studies.
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