October 22, 2015
extractivism, human rights, nature rights, Peru, social conflicts
Development, Environment
by Eduardo Gudynas – It is slowly becoming evident that today’s extractivism [economy based upon the extraction and export of natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals] is advancing in a context of increasing violence. This is not an exaggeration: distinct forms of violence are being employed to impose and protect extractivism, a situation […]
November 7, 2007
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, economy, finance, Latin America, social conflicts, Uruguay
Globalization
A collection of essays compiled by Joachim Becker reviewing the financial crisis in the early 2000s in the five South Cone countries. Published by CLAES Globalization program. Montevideo, 2007. Joachim Becker, Foreing debt in Latin America: A historic review. [Spanish] Download