{"product_id":"environmental-politics-in-latin-america-benedicte-bull-9781138790261","title":"Environmental Politics in Latin America: Elite Dynamics, the Left Tide and Sustainable Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince colonial times the position of the social, political and economic elites in Latin America has been intimately connected to their control over natural resources. Consequently, struggles to protect the environment from over-exploitation and contamination have been related to marginalized groups' struggles against\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elocal, national and transnational elites. The recent rise of progressive, left-leaning governments - often supported by groups struggling for environmental justice - has challenged the established elites and raised expectations about new regimes for natural resource management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on case-studies in eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala), this book investigates the extent to which there have been elite shifts, how new governments have related to old elites, and how that has impacted on environmental governance and the management of natural resources. It examines the rise of new cadres of technocrats and the old economic and political elites' struggle to remain influential. The book also discusses the challenges faced in trying to overcome structural inequalities to ensure a more sustainable and equitable governance of natural resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book will be of great interest to researchers and masters students in development studies, environmental management and governance, geography, political science and Latin American area studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benedicte Bull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138790265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138790261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Benedicte Bull","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087772266751,"sku":"9781138790261","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4506b039-945a-46f7-b957-21fdc280fca4.jpg?v=1769101317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-politics-in-latin-america-benedicte-bull-9781138790261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}