Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios

This article examines the new scenarios, formats and dimensions of crime in extractivism in Latin America, from a critical perspective, with a combination of economics/political ecology. An analysis of the intertwining dynamics that occur between the legal/formal aspects, the dispossession policies...

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Autores principales: Terán-Mantovani, Emiliano, Scarpacci, Martin
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2024
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146
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description This article examines the new scenarios, formats and dimensions of crime in extractivism in Latin America, from a critical perspective, with a combination of economics/political ecology. An analysis of the intertwining dynamics that occur between the legal/formal aspects, the dispossession policies that are promoted from the spheres of power and the illicit/criminal economies is presented. This prism allows us to highlight the weight of these economies in the composition of extractivism, as well as analyze the evolution and development of the dynamics of legal/illegal accumulation throughout the Latin American historical process. In this sense, the article briefly highlights the historicity of said relationship to later examine characteristics and trends of the current economy/political ecology of extractivism. From a multi-scalar analysis we observe three complementary levels: a) Illicit/criminal extractions of natural resources, b) Intertwined illicit flows of commodities and c) New statehoods and hybrid governances. The hidden hybridizations that, from financial, fiscal, logistical, business and state spheres, enable and strengthen these violent extractions and illicit flows of natural resources are highlighted. At the same time, the analysis seeks to expand and strengthen the conceptualizations of extractivism.
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spelling urvio-article-61462024-01-30T23:13:48Z Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios Economías criminales, extractivismo y acumulación entrelazada: un análisis multiescalar de los nuevos escenarios latinoamericanos Terán-Mantovani, Emiliano Scarpacci, Martin extractivism organized crime political economy political ecology value chains Latin America extractivismo crimen organizado economía política ecología política cadenas de valor América Latina This article examines the new scenarios, formats and dimensions of crime in extractivism in Latin America, from a critical perspective, with a combination of economics/political ecology. An analysis of the intertwining dynamics that occur between the legal/formal aspects, the dispossession policies that are promoted from the spheres of power and the illicit/criminal economies is presented. This prism allows us to highlight the weight of these economies in the composition of extractivism, as well as analyze the evolution and development of the dynamics of legal/illegal accumulation throughout the Latin American historical process. In this sense, the article briefly highlights the historicity of said relationship to later examine characteristics and trends of the current economy/political ecology of extractivism. From a multi-scalar analysis we observe three complementary levels: a) Illicit/criminal extractions of natural resources, b) Intertwined illicit flows of commodities and c) New statehoods and hybrid governances. The hidden hybridizations that, from financial, fiscal, logistical, business and state spheres, enable and strengthen these violent extractions and illicit flows of natural resources are highlighted. At the same time, the analysis seeks to expand and strengthen the conceptualizations of extractivism. Este artículo examina los nuevos escenarios, formatos y dimensiones de la criminalidad en el extractivismo en América Latina, desde una perspectiva crítica, con una combinación de economía/ecología política. Se presenta un análisis de las dinámicas de entrelazamiento que se producen entre las vertientes legales/formales, las políticas de despojo que se impulsan desde las esferas de poder y las economías ilícitas/criminales. Este prisma permite poner de relieve el peso de dichas economías en la composición del extractivismo, así como analizar la evolución y el desarrollo de las dinámicas de acumulación legales/ilegales a lo largo del proceso histórico latinoamericano. En este sentido, el artículo resalta brevemente la historicidad de dicha relación para, más adelante, examinar características y tendencias de la actual economía/ecología política del extractivismo.  Desde un análisis multiescalar observamos tres niveles complementarios: a) Extracciones ilícitas/criminales de recursos de la naturaleza, b) Flujos ilícitos entrelazados de commodities y c) Nuevas estatalidades y gobernanzas híbridas. Se resaltan los ocultamientos hibridaciones que, desde ámbitos financieros, fiscales, logísticos, empresariales y estatales, posibilitan y fortalecen estas extracciones violentas y los flujos ilícitos de recursos de la naturaleza. A su vez, el análisis persigue ampliar y robustecer las conceptualizaciones sobre extractivismo. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2024-01-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/html https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146 10.17141/urvio.38.2024.6146 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 38 (2024): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (enero-abril); 8-31 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 38 (2024): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (enero-abril); 8-31 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.38.2024 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146/4702 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146/4693 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146/4694 Derechos de autor 2024 Emiliano Terán-Mantovani, Martin Scarpacci http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
spellingShingle Terán-Mantovani, Emiliano
Scarpacci, Martin
Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title_full Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title_fullStr Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title_full_unstemmed Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title_short Criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new Latin American scenarios
title_sort criminal economies, extractivism and intertwined accumulation: a multiscale analysis of the new latin american scenarios
url https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/6146