{"product_id":"9783030676728","title":"Palgrave Insights into Apocalypse Economics: Deindustrialization and Reprimarization and their Social and Environmental Consequences","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Insights into Apocalypse Economics: Deindustrialization and Reprimarization and their Social and Environmental Consequences\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCooney, Paul\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-12-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030676728\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-67673-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 324\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47695806529676,"sku":"9783030676728","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030676728.jpg?v=1776776846","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030676728","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}