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Contested Powers - The Politics of Energy and Development in Latin America

Paperback • 2015

Contested Powers - The Politics of Energy and Development in Latin America

By McNeish J.

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About the book

Contested Powers looks specifically at the role of fossil fuels and renewable energy in the economic development of countries in Latin America. The contributors to this volume argue that the two currently dominant approaches to energy policy—either a focus on energy conservation or a focus on creating renewable energy resources—are actually two sides of the same coin. Both approaches are hindered by an underlying division of labor and capital that puts the means for ecologically sound technologi...Show more

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9781783600922

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Zed Books Ltd

Published year

2015

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Contested Powers - The Politics of Energy and Development in Latin America

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