Mining extractivism in Peru and national subalternity

Peru has one of the highest international production levels of copper, silver, iron, and gold, among other minerals, in Latin America, as well as of foreign investment for the development of mining projects. This is mainly due to the liberalization of the sector during the 1990s and the decrease in...

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Autor: Azamar Alonso, Aleida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO
Repositorio:Textual
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revistas.chapingo.mx:article/724
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.chapingo.mx/textual/article/view/r.textual.2018.73.07
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Minería
Estado
extractivismo
desarrollo desigual
conflictos socioambientales
Mining
the State
extractivism
unequal development
socio-environmental conflicts
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Sumario:Peru has one of the highest international production levels of copper, silver, iron, and gold, among other minerals, in Latin America, as well as of foreign investment for the development of mining projects. This is mainly due to the liberalization of the sector during the 1990s and the decrease in tax requirements, which have increased interest in investing in this industry. The objective of this article is to demonstrate that to achieve the former it has been necessary to surrender numerous land rights, which has promoted an unequal development model that, from the theoretical perspective of Harvey, tends towards usurpation and plundering in the underdeveloped nations for the appropriation of their primary assets.