Post-extractivist transitions

Gudynas, Eduardo (2023): Post-extractivist transitions. Concepts, sequences and examples. In: Veltmeyer, Henry und Ezquerro-Cañete, Arturo (eds.) : From Extractivism to Sustainability : Scenarios and Lessons from Latin America. Routledge Critical Development Studies, Vol. 13. London ; New York: Routledge. pp. 221-240

Abstract

In this chapter, the author, who is the director and a senior researcher at the Latin American Centre for Social Ecology (CLAES), provides his perspective on the dynamic forces of social transformation that are at work in Latin America, and the alternative futures that they envision. The chapter summarises the diverse proposals associated with the notion of ‘post-extractivist transitions’ as it has been constructed in Latin America over the years of active resistance to the advance of extractive capital and the neoliberal policy agenda. Extractivisms in this context are briefly defined to distinguish them from other types of appropriation of natural resources. He also elaborates on the concept of ‘post-extractivist transitions’ and reviews several ideas regarding alternative available pathways and possible outcomes, including the socialism of the 21st century and the post-development notion of an alternative future that includes resource extraction, but excludes extractivism as a modality of accumulation.

• Item Type: Book Section
• Research Centers: Center for Advanced Studies (CAS)
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science; 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics; 900 History and geography > 970 History of North America; 900 History and geography > 980 History of South America
• ISBN: 978-1-032-29522-0 ; 978-1-003-30198-1 ; 978-1-032-29521-3
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Language: English