Natural Resources, Extraction and Indigenous Rights in Latin America

Name: Natural Resources, Extraction and Indigenous Rights in Latin America
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Natural Resources, Extraction and Indigenous Rights in Latin AmericaExploring the Boundaries of Environmental and State-Corporate Crime in Bolivia, Peru, and Mexico\nAuthor(s): Marcela Torres Wong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367483630, 978-0367483630\nSynopsis\nIn 1989, the International Labor Organization stated that all indigenous peoples living in the postcolonial world were entitled to the right to prior consultation, over activities that could potentially impact their territories and traditional livelihoods. However, in many cases the economic importance of industries such as mining and oil condition the way that governments implement the right to prior consultation. \n\nThis book explores extractive conflicts between indigenous populations, the government and oil and mining companies in Latin America, namely Mexico, Peru and Bolivia. Building on two years of research and drawing on the state-corporate.