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Extractivism

Extractivism is the removal of natural resources, particularly for export, with minimal processing. This economic model is common throughout the Global South and the Arctic region, but also occurs in some sacrifice zones in the Global North, in European extractivism. The concept was coined in Portuguese as "extractivismo" in 1996 to describe the…

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Extractivism

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related to Bibliography · 83
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related to Anti-extractivist activism · 24
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related to Philosophy · 20
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has impact · 11
Extractivism → As, Doing, Extractivist, Frequently, In, Indigenous, It, Local, This, TNCs, While
related to Definition · 11
Extractivism → Galeano's Open Veins, Guido Pascual Galafassi, Latin America, Lorena Natalia Riffo, Neo-extractivism, Neo-extractivist, Pink Tide, Regardless, Scholarly, The, Unlike
related to Neo-extractivism in Ecuador · 10
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related to history · 9
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related to Political implications · 9
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related to Environmental consequences · 8
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related to Actors · 7
Extractivism → As, However, Originally, This, Through, TNCs, Transnational

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social resources indigenous development extraction also government economic land environmental latin america often neo-extractivism oil governments communities natural global programs

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Extractivismis aremoval of natural resources0.90text
Extractivismis atoll that it takes on the natural environment0.90text
the digitalinstance ofScholarly work on extractivism has since applied the concept to other geographical areas and also to more abstract forms of extraction0.80text
intellectual realms or financeinstance ofScholarly work on extractivism has since applied the concept to other geographical areas and also to more abstract forms of extraction0.80text
extractivisminstance ofand we are watching the continuation of theft in real-time through practices0.80text
mininginstance ofThis occurs through techniques0.80text
drillinginstance ofThis occurs through techniques0.80text
deforestationinstance ofThis occurs through techniques0.80text
poverty reductioninstance ofPink Tide governments claimed that intense extractivism was necessary to fund social programs0.80text
expansion of infrastructureinstance ofPink Tide governments claimed that intense extractivism was necessary to fund social programs0.80text
and social inclusioninstance ofPink Tide governments claimed that intense extractivism was necessary to fund social programs0.80text
poverty reductioninstance ofNeo-extractivism has similarities to older forms of extractivism and exists in the realm of neo-colonialism.Redistribution EffortsGovernments employing neo-extractivism would of…0.80text

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