{"product_id":"paths-of-development-in-the-southern-cone-deindustrialization-and-reprimarization-and-their-social-and-environmental-consequences-paperback","title":"Paths of Development in the Southern Cone: Deindustrialization and Reprimarization and Their Social and Environmental Consequences - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Cooney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the recent development paths pursued by progressive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egovernments in Argentina and Brazil, namely deindustrialization and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereprimarization, and the social and environmental consequences thereof. A key\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epart of understanding the trajectories in both Argentina and Brazil has been the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erole played by international institutions, especially the IMF and WTO, and also, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe ever-growing hegemony of transnational corporations in the global economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand as a result, significantly limiting the possibilities of genuine development for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elocal populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eTwo major issues which extend beyond Latin America are: the expansion of\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egenetically modified crops and agrotoxics and the concern for global food security\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand sovereignty; second, how reprimarization, associated with mining, cattle, soy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand petroleum, has been key in leading to the risk of desertification in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArgentine pampas and also causing deforestation in the Amazon Rain forest, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescribed as the lungs of the planet, and thus has major implications for climate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echange for the planet as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, this book engages with a number of theoretical issues: development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand dependency in the periphery: neoliberal globalization, accumulation by\u003c\/p\u003edispossession, ecological and environmental debates and the role of extractivism\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand rent. This book is aimed for both academics, activists and those politically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emotivated to analyze, understand and push for social change from a critical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperspective, and also, those interested in a radical analysis of paths of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment, dependency and socioenvironmental issues in Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the recent development paths pursued by progressive governments in Argentina and Brazil, namely deindustrialization and reprimarization, and the social and environmental consequences thereof. Two major issues which extend beyond Latin America are: the expansion of genetically modified crops and agrotoxics and the concern for global food security and sovereignty; second, how reprimarization, associated with mining, oil, soy and cattle, has been key in leading to the risk of desertification in the Argentine pampas and also causing deforestation in the Amazon Rain forest, described as the lungs of the planet, and thus has major implications for climate change for the planet as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA key part of understanding the trajectories in both Argentina and Brazil has been the role played by international institutions, especially the IMF and WTO, and also the ever-growing hegemony of transnational corporations in the global economy and significantly limiting the possibilities of genuine development for local populations. This book also engages with a number of theoretical issues: development and dependency in the periphery: neoliberal globalization, accumulation by dispossession, ecological and environmental debates and the role of extractivism and rent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed for both academics, activists and those politically motivated to analyze, understand and push for social change from a critical perspective, and also those interested in a radical analysis of paths of development, dependency and socioenvironmental issues in Latin America today.\u003c\/p\u003e Paul Cooney is a political economist, who received his Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in 1990. He has recently taught at the UFPA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein the Brazilian Amazon, at the UNGS in Argentina, and is currently a professor at the Catholic University of Quito, Ecuador. In addition to this book, his current research topics are neoliberal globalization in Latin America, and their socio-environmental impacts, and ecological economics. He is currently a member of the URPE Steering Committee and serves on the editorial boards of the following journals: \u003ci\u003eResearch in Political Economy, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCapitalism, Nature, Socialism, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRevista Ensayos de Economía\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Cooney \u003c\/b\u003eis a political economist, who received his Ph.D. from the New School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor Social Research in 1990. He has recently taught at the UFPA in the Brazilian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmazon, at the UNGS in Argentina, and is currently a professor at the Catholic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Quito, Ecuador. In addition to this book, his current research topics\u003c\/p\u003eare neoliberal globalization in Latin America, and their socio-environmental\u003cp\u003eimpacts, and ecological economics. He is currently a member of the URPE Steering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommittee and serves on the editorial boards of the following journals: \u003ci\u003eResearch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ein Political Economy, Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, and Revista Ensayos de\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomía\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123402051719,"sku":"9783030676759","price":145.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7aa8dca601299c5ba5c5d4559d53270d.webp?v=1732566361","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/paths-of-development-in-the-southern-cone-deindustrialization-and-reprimarization-and-their-social-and-environmental-consequences-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}