How to be heard when nobody wants to listen. Community action against mining in Argentina
Walter, Mariana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Martinez Alier, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals

Date:	2010
Abstract:	Since 2002, Argentina has witnessed a growing number of mining conflicts. While national and provincial governments promote mining as a basis for development, local communities have opposed and acted to prevent it. Between 2003 and 2008, seven (out of 23) provinces banned open-pit metal mining, thus challenging the institutional framework that promotes it. These challenges, moreover, began during a period of high unemployment. Why are communities opposed to an activity that could benefit local development? This article argues that these communities are demanding recognition for local visions of development that are not compatible with mining - and that cannot be adequately accommodated by current decision-making processes.
Note:	Altres ajuts: Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca of Catalonia DEBEQ scholarship ; SEJ15219-ECON
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Gold mining ; Esquel ; Local democracy ; Valuation languages ; Local referendum ; Environmentalism of the poor
Published in:	Canadian journal of development studies, Vol. 30 Núm. 1-2 (2010) , p. 281-303, ISSN 0225-5189

DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2010.9669292

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