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Decolonising green Marxism: Capitalism, decolonialism and radical environmental politics

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ID4925964
AuthorsJosé Pablo Prado Córdova (0000-0002-6883-2749, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala), David J Bailey (0000-0001-5132-2606, University of Birmingham), David Bailey (0000-0002-1956-0556, University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume45
Issue1
Pages3-9
Publication date2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCapital & Class (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0309816820929114
OpenAlexW3035953151
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Much of this debate is reflected in the disagreement between John Bellamy Foster and Jason Moore, over the way and the extent to which we can conceptualise capitalism as a process that systematically produces ecological destruction (see especially [9];[13]) A key aspect in the debate between Foster and Moore is over the question of how to conceptualise the effect of capitalism upon, or in, nature For Foster, to reject a dialectical approach towards the nature-society distinction is, at the same time, to reject the possibility that we might understand capitalism as a process of ecological catastrophe, and, therefore, one worthy of change: 'the issue of the human alienation of nature in a commodified society vanishes' ([9]: 14) In contrast, for Moore, to perpetuate the nature-society distinction is to reproduce a violent abstraction which systematically silences and excludes those humans who exist outside of civilisation: capitalism is something which happens to nature, including the natural part of the human world, in the colonised periphery [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Capital & Class is the property of Sage Publications Inc and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )

Capitalism · Economics · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Water Governance and Infrastructure

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