Environmental Politics in Latin America Elite dynamics, the left tide and sustainable development【電子書籍】

＜p＞Since 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 againstlocal, 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.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Based 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 ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る