{"product_id":"paths-of-development-in-the-paul-cooney-9783030676728","title":"Paths of Development in the Southern Cone: Deindustrialization and Reprimarization and Their Social and Environmental Consequences","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Cooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030676722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030676728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.94d","brand":"Paul Cooney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943998161151,"sku":"9783030676728","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_965ca03d-bad5-4650-a064-9a3a1ee55713.jpg?v=1681501200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paths-of-development-in-the-paul-cooney-9783030676728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}