Dualities of Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4499722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudio Katz (Universidad de Buenos Aires, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 10-42 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x15574714 |
| OpenAlex | W2052228564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 3 |
Determining whether the current situation of Latin America is better described as "post-neoliberalism" or as "commodities consensus" requires an analysis of recent changes in the region. Capitalism has expanded in agriculture and mining, accentuating the preeminence of basic exports. Traditional industry is declining, and remittances and tourism have increased in importance. Local capitalists associated with foreign corporations have replaced the national bourgeoisie, while the exodus of peasants consolidates labor precariousness, poverty, and inequality. At the same time, the United States is deploying troops to reorganize its domination. The South American rebellions have limited neoliberal aggression and achieved unusual victories in other parts of the world. The concept of post-neoliberalism emphasizes the region's political turn toward autonomy but overlooks the persistence of the economic model generated during the previous phase. The opposing concept, commodities consensus, highlights the extractivism prevailing throughout the region but plays down the extreme divergences among right-wing, center-left, and radical governments in all other areas. Both concepts contain part of the truth, but neither fully explains the regional scenario. Para determinar si la situación actual de Latinoamérica es mejor descrita como "post-neoliberalismo" o como un "consenso de los commodities" hay que hacer un análisis de los cambios recientes en la región. El capitalismo se ha expandido en la agricultura y la minería, acrecentando la preeminencia de las exportaciones básicas. La industria tradicional ha disminuido, y la importancia del turismo y las remesas ha aumentado. Los capitalistas locales asociados con empresas extranjeras han reemplazado a la burguesía nacional, mientras que el éxodo de los campesinos ha consolidado la precariedad laboral, la pobreza y la desigualdad. Al mismo tiempo, Estados Unidos despliega tropas para reorganizar su dominio. Las rebeliones en América del Sur han puesto barreras a la agresión neoliberal y logrado victorias inusuales en otras partes del mundo. El concepto del post-neoliberalismo destaca el giro político de la región hacia la autonomía pero con una tendencia a la persistencia del modelo económico generado durante la fase anterior. El otro concepto, el consenso de las commodities, destaca el extractivismo que prevalece en toda la región pero minoriza las divergencias entre los gobiernos de derecha, centro-izquierda y radicales en todas las demás áreas. Ambos conceptos son parcialmente ciertos, pero no explican totalmente el escenario regional
Neoliberalism (international relations · International Relations in Latin America
Neoextractivism With Neocolonial Traits
Evaluación de impacto social
Post-neoliberalism in Latin America
Extracción de petróleo y transformaciones socioterritoriales
Introduction to ‘Pink Tides, Right Turns in Latin America’ special issue
The reconfiguration of twenty-first century Latin American regionalism
Shifting tides, regional reverberations
Implications of Marxist State Theory and How They Play Out in Venezuela
Neostructuralism and Its Class Character in the Political Economy of Bolivia Under Evo Morales
Post-capitalist Development in Latin America’s Left Turn
Rethinking Development in Latin America
This time it’s different
Pink-Tide Governments
Social Inequality and Mental Health in Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia
Left Government Strategies toward Business Groups and the Outcomes
Whose Rights? Freedom-of-Expression Critiques of Ecuadorian Media Democratization
Class Strategies in Chavista Venezuela
Walking the Tightrope of Socialist Governance
Neoliberal extractivism
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |