The micro-politics of dispossession: Mezcala de La Asunción in neoliberal globalization

This article intends to show “accumulation by dispossession”, that defines Latin American economy today, as it is practice through the case of the indigenous community of Mezcala de la Asunción, located on the shore of Lake Chapala, Jalisco. Investors and authorities are pressing this small communit...

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Autor: Bastos, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20222
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/repam/article/view/20222
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mezcala de La Asunción
Neoliberal
Globalização
Globalization
Globalización
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Sumario:This article intends to show “accumulation by dispossession”, that defines Latin American economy today, as it is practice through the case of the indigenous community of Mezcala de la Asunción, located on the shore of Lake Chapala, Jalisco. Investors and authorities are pressing this small community to sell its communal lands for residential tourism, transgressing the agrarian law and the will of the mezcalenses. They go as far as to use violence and intervene in community dynamics. This whole dynamic is strengthening community ties and transforming the ethnic identity at Mezcala.