The political economy of space in the Americas : the new Pax Americana / Alejandra Roncallo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roncallo, Alejandra.

Series:

Routledge advances in international political economy ; 20.

Routledge advances in international political economy ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Latin America--Economic policy--20th century.

Latin America.

Latin America--Economic policy--21st century.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xix, 207 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Contents:

Introduction: weaving the Americas together : the four "stages" of a new Darwinian tale

The 1980s : development as "free markets", the demolition of the old and the rise of the new

The 1990s : development as "good governance" and the consolidation of hegemony

The new millennium : development as "poverty reduction" and the commodification of livelihood

Obama, "change" and the disembedding of security in Latin America : the tension between polyarchy and democracy

Transnational mining corporations : searching for "El Dorado" at the turn of the millennium : the Bolivian case

The Amayapampa and Capasirca gold mines : double movement and state repression

Multilateralism, population displacement and resettlement in San Cristóbal silver mines

President Evo Morales' pachakutik : re-founding Bolivia as an indigenous nation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415671545

041567154X

OCLC:

724641477