Resource Radicals - From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador

Informationen zum Autor Thea Riofrancos Klappentext Thea Riofrancos explores the politics of extraction, energy, and infrastructure in contemporary Ecuador in order to understand how resource dependency becomes a dilemma for leftist governments and movements alike. Zusammenfassung Thea Riofrancos explores the politics of extraction, energy, and infrastructure in contemporary Ecuador in order to understand how resource dependency becomes a dilemma for leftist governments and movements alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments  vii Introduction: Resource Radicalisms  1 1. From Neoliberalismo to Extractivismo: The Dialectic of Governance and Critique  29 2. Extractivismo as Grand Narrative of Resistance  57 3. Consulta Previa: The Political Life of a Constitutional Right  77 4. The Demos in Dispute  115 5. Governing the Future: "Information," Counter-Knowledge, and the Futuro Minero  138 6. Conclusion: The Dilemmas of the Pink Tide  164 Notes  185 Bibliography  227 Index

Product details

• Authors: Thea Riofrancos
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781478008484
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0848-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Radical Americas; Radical Américas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous