Dispossession and Protection in the Neoliberal Era
The Politics of Rural Development in Indigenous Communities in Chaco, Argentina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5167360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mercedes Biocca (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 118-143 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | 1700-tal: Nordic Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1652-4772 • E-ISSN: 2001-9866 |
| Publisher | Trinity University Coates Library - DC Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.70845/2572-3626.1234 |
| OpenAlex | W2931300452 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Neoliberal reforms and technological innovations associated with the agribusiness model have led to profound transformations in the Argentine agricultural sector. These transformations, far from being limited to a central region, are expanding rapidly into areas previously considered marginal, causing major changes in the socio-economic and cultural dynamics of those territories. As argued by Sanyal and Chatterjee, the state has played a dual role in these processes of ‘accumulation by dispossession.’ On the one hand, it has created the necessary conditions for the displacement of peasants and indigenous peoples while on the other hand, it has implemented programs that seek to meet the basic needs of these populations. Although the role of the state has often been addressed in agrarian studies, the focus has been placed almost exclusively on public policies that make possible the displacement of populations. In contrast, the interventions it has implemented to mitigate the effects of the new agricultural model have barely been considered. Therefore, in this article, I will analyze the specific ‘form of rurality’ promoted by the state based on the experiences of dispossession and protection in Pampa del Indio, Chaco. This work will thus shed light on new commitments and everyday disputes between the state and indigenous communities. Extracto Las reformas neoliberales y las innovaciones tecnológicas asociadas con el modelo de agronegocios han producido profundas transformaciones en el sector agrícola argentino. Estas transformaciones, lejos de haberse limitado a la región núcleo, se expandieron rápidamente hacia áreas previamente consideradas marginales, causando cambios importantes en las dinámicas de esos territorios. Para comenzar a entender las implicancias sociopolíticas, económicas y culturales de estas transformaciones es necesario examinar no sólo cómo el estado ha contribuido directa o indirectamente a los procesos de acumulación por desposesión -y cómo los grupos subalternos han resistido a ese despojo-, sino también cómo las interacciones de diferentes actores en estos contextos han moldeado diferentes formas de existencia rural. Basándose en las experiencias de una comunidad qom en Pampa del Indio, provincia de Chaco, Argentina, este artículo busca examinar cómo los conflictos y compromisos entre el estado y los sectores subalternos moldean la forma en que surgen "nuevas ruralidades" en el contexto de la acumulación por desposesión
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental protection · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Indigenous Cultures and History · Law · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |