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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| 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 inglés |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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