EXTRACTIVISM: THE DISPUTE OVER CONTROL OF NATURE AND SOCIETY IN MEXICO

 

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Autores: Ocampo-Ledesma, Jorge Gustavo, Palacios-Rangel , María Isabel
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Data de Publicación:2025
Descripción:Extractivism, derived from capitalist expansion, expresses the plundering of dominated territories. It is based on the idea that nature is an inexhaustible source of resources for progress. The problem lies in the magnitude, scale, and objectives of this activity, which are based on different worldviews. The objective of this work is to explain the fundamentals of extractivism, its dynamics and its relationship with capitalism, as well as its impact on the rural situation in Mexico. The information was obtained from bibliographic and documentary sources, integrating the approaches of social history and the long duration. To understand it, it is necessary to study the evolution of energy sources for human life and production: firewood, coal, gas, and oil. There is a relationship between the forms it takes and the stages of capital accumulation and domination. In this way, it has maintained its characteristics, although it has changed over time. Neocolonialism, which was already present in the colonial era, takes on new forms, such as neo-extractivism, which generates new wealth, now under a neoliberal economic model.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/6167
Acceso en liña:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rdialogos/article/view/6167
Palabra crave:exploitation
natural resources
capitalist accumulation
progress
energy sources
explotación
recursos naturales
acumulación capitalista
progreso
fuentes de energía