Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis
In the present article, I evaluate the relevance of the concept of accumulation by dispossession in the case of large-scale mining in Africa and Latin America. I inventory and classify various types of dispossession processes associated with the implementation of large-scale mining activities in bot...
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| description | In the present article, I evaluate the relevance of the concept of accumulation by dispossession in the case of large-scale mining in Africa and Latin America. I inventory and classify various types of dispossession processes associated with the implementation of large-scale mining activities in both regions. I evidence the relevance of this category in these two contexts, and its theoretical power, by showing how it captures essential elements of the dynamics of capitalism at the global level. In both regions, the processes constitutive of accumulation by dispossession are very similar. Social struggles against large-scale mining on both continents share common global determinants. This evidences the possibility of south-south alliances between these struggles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-51a6e9963bc54b91bd0490d1f02c78032025-02-02T03:29:23ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832015-01-0119519911610.17141/iconos.51.2015.1475Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysisWilliam Sacher0Universidad Central del EcuadorIn the present article, I evaluate the relevance of the concept of accumulation by dispossession in the case of large-scale mining in Africa and Latin America. I inventory and classify various types of dispossession processes associated with the implementation of large-scale mining activities in both regions. I evidence the relevance of this category in these two contexts, and its theoretical power, by showing how it captures essential elements of the dynamics of capitalism at the global level. In both regions, the processes constitutive of accumulation by dispossession are very similar. Social struggles against large-scale mining on both continents share common global determinants. This evidences the possibility of south-south alliances between these struggles.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1475accumulation by dispossessionlarge-scale miningafricalatin americaimperialismmining conflicts |
| spellingShingle | William Sacher Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis Íconos accumulation by dispossession large-scale mining africa latin america imperialism mining conflicts |
| title | Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis |
| title_full | Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis |
| title_fullStr | Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis |
| title_short | Large-scale Mining and Dispossession in the South: a comparative analysis |
| title_sort | large scale mining and dispossession in the south a comparative analysis |
| topic | accumulation by dispossession large-scale mining africa latin america imperialism mining conflicts |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1475 |
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