Government Policy vs. Public Policy: Avatars for the Wind Farms on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

The government of Mexico has encouraged the establishment of wind farms, arguing that they are a form of clean energy (partially true). The government’s implementation strategy has favored transnational corporations over the original communities, who are losing control of their territories, which th...

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Autor: Diego Quintana, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/61586
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/61586
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Isthmus of Tehuantepec
wind farms
electrical power
transnational companies
public policy
Istmo de Tehuantepec
parques eólicos
energía eléctrica
transnacionales
política pública
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Sumario:The government of Mexico has encouraged the establishment of wind farms, arguing that they are a form of clean energy (partially true). The government’s implementation strategy has favored transnational corporations over the original communities, who are losing control of their territories, which these companies have occupied, engendering ecological, social, political, and cultural damage. On the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a significant portion of the original population has organized to resist and reverse this process, calling for an inclusive and participatory public policy.