Development in Latin America: Toward a New Future

by Maristella Svampa

In Development in Latin America, Maristella Svampa explores the contemporary development and resistance dynamics of capitalist development ― the workings (on people and societies) of the world capitalist system ― in the context of Latin America, where these dynamics have had their most notable outcomes. She focuses on the phenomenon of “neoextractivism,” the combination of the global advance of resource-seeking extractive capital (foreign investments in the extraction of natural resources) and the commodities consensus (export of raw materials), among both neoliberal and progressive governments ― analyzing their common elements as well as their differences.
Svampa explores the complex dynamics of socio-environmental conflict associated with neoextractivism, as well as what she refers to as the “eco-territorial turn.” Svampa’s analysis includes both the ecological and gender dimensions of the global and regional capitalist development process.

122 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2019

About the author

Maristella Svampa es socióloga, escritora e investigadora. Es Licenciada en Filosofía por la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba y Doctora en Sociología por la Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (EHESS) de París. Es investigadora Principal del Conicet y Profesora Titular de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Es Coordinadora del Grupo de Estudios Críticos del Desarrollo (GECD) y miembro del colectivo de intelectuales Plataforma 2012.