Hydropower In Authoritarian Brazil
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Hydropower In Authoritarian Brazil
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Author : Matthew P. Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024
Hydropower In Authoritarian Brazil written by Matthew P. Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Business & Economics categories.
"In the later twentieth century, Brazil's right-wing military dictatorship built a spate of low carbon hydropower dams to electrify its cities and industries. The costs fell disproportionately on Indigenous communities and the environment. Johnson examines the implications across Brazil alongside global questions of politics and environmentalism"--
Hydropower In Authoritarian Brazil
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Author : Matthew P. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-31
Hydropower In Authoritarian Brazil written by Matthew P. Johnson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-31 with Business & Economics categories.
This timely examination of hydropower in Brazil brings nuance to energy debates, centring social and environmental justice.
Authoritarian Brazil
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Author : Alfred C. Stepan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Authoritarian Brazil written by Alfred C. Stepan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Political Science categories.
The development model followed by the military regime that came to power in Brazil in 1964 is one of the most controversial among the less developed countries. The regime's authoritarian structure, combined with a GNP growth rate that is one of the highest in the world, raises extremely disturbing yet fundamental questions about the relation between political authoritarianism and economic dynamism. In this book, social scientists from three continents assess the major political and economic characteristics of the Brazilian model. Because events there have important implications for other countries, throughout the volume there is a deliberate search for new conceptual frames of reference to help put the Brazilian process in a larger comparative perspective. Because of the important normative issues raised by the Brazilian style of development, there is also an attempt to be explicit about what values the regime promotes and what values it denies. Each of the contributors is a distinguished scholar in his field. They are Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Alber Fishlow, Juan J. Linz, Samuel Morley, Philippe C. Schmitter, Thomas E. Skidmore, Gordon W. Smith, and Alfred Stepan. From their different perspectives, they help us to understand how political repression and economic boom have gone hand in hand in this important Latin American country.
Authoritarian Brazil Origins Policies And Future
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Author : Alfred C. Stepan
language : en
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Release Date : 1973
Authoritarian Brazil Origins Policies And Future written by Alfred C. Stepan and has been published by New Haven : Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Authoritarianism categories.
This book is an outgrowth of a workshop on contemporary Brazil, where a small group of social scientists came together to unravel the significance of what was occurring in Brazil.The focus is on: the origins of authoritarian regime; the political economy of authoritarian Brazil; the political future of authoritarian Brazil, including provocative essays by political scientists Philippe Schmitter and sociologist Jean Linz.
Authoritarian Capitalism
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Author : Thomas C. Bruneau
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-01
Authoritarian Capitalism written by Thomas C. Bruneau and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-01 with Political Science categories.
During the past decade, the potential offered by Brazil's size, resources, and location has begun to be realized. There are, however, a number of international and domestic obstacles to the country's continued development, as indicated by its extreme inflation rate and its foreign indebtedness. There are also serious questions about the social and political results of the Brazilian approach to development: Brazil has become something of a test case for whether the Western, or capitalist, orientation can achieve development in more than strictly economic terms. Emphasizing key aspects of Brazil's economy, politics, and society, the authors present an overall analysis of the present system and provide a base from which to assess Brazil's future development.
Contesting Hydropower In The Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Ed Atkins
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-15
Contesting Hydropower In The Brazilian Amazon written by Ed Atkins and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-15 with Business & Economics categories.
In Contesting Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon, Ed Atkins focuses on how local, national, and international civil society groups have resisted the Belo Monte and São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric projects in Brazil. In doing so, Atkins explores how contemporary opposition to hydropower projects demonstrate a form of ‘contested sustainability’ that highlights the need for sustainable energy transitions to take more into account than merely greenhouse gas emissions. The assertion that society must look to successfully transition away from fossil fuels and towards sustainable energy sources often appears assured in contemporary environmental governance. However, what is less certain is who decides which forms of energy are deemed ‘sustainable.’ Contesting Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon explores one process in which the sustainability of a ‘green’ energy source is contested. It focuses on how civil society actors have both challenged and reconfigured dominant pro-dam assertions that present the hydropower schemes studied as renewable energy projects that contribute to sustainable development agendas. The volume also examines in detail how anti-dam actors act to render visible the political interests behind a project, whilst at the same time linking the resistance movement to wider questions of contemporary environmental politics. This interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable development, sustainable energy transitions, environmental justice, environmental governance, and development studies.
Environmentalism Under Authoritarian Regimes
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Author : Stephen Brain
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-26
Environmentalism Under Authoritarian Regimes written by Stephen Brain and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-26 with History categories.
Since the early 2000s, authoritarianism has risen as an increasingly powerful global phenomenon. This shift has not only social and political implications, but also environmental implications: authoritarian leaders seek to recast the relationship between society and the government in every aspect of public life, including environmental policy. When historians of technology or the environment have investigated the environmental consequences of authoritarian regimes, they have frequently argued that authoritarian regimes have been unable to produce positive environmental results or adjust successfully to global structural change, if they have shown any concern for the environment at all. Put another way, the scholarly consensus holds that authoritarian regimes on both the left and the right generally have demonstrated an anti-environmentalist bias, and when opposed by environmentalist social movements, have succeeded in silencing those voices. This book explores the theme of environmental politics and authoritarian regimes on both the right and the left. The authors argue that in instances when environmentalist policies offer the possibility of bolstering a country’s domestic (nationalist) appeal or its international prestige, authoritarian regimes can endorse and have endorsed environmental protective measures. The collection of essays analyzes environmentalist initiatives pursued by authoritarian regimes, and provides explanations for both the successes and failures of such regimes, looking at a range of case studies from a number of countries, including Brazil, China, Poland, and Zimbabwe. The volume contributes to the scholarly debate about the social and political preconditions necessary for effective environmental protection. This book will be of great interest to those studying environmental history and politics, environmental humanities, ecology, and geography.
The Oxford Handbook Of Energy Politics
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Author : Kathleen J. Hancock
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020-10-15
The Oxford Handbook Of Energy Politics written by Kathleen J. Hancock and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with Political Science categories.
"In many ways, everything we once knew about energy resources and technologies has been impacted by: the longstanding scientific consensus on climate change and related support for renewable energy; the affordability of extraction of unconventional fuels; increasing demand for energy resources by middle- and low-income nations; new regional and global stakeholders; fossil fuel discoveries and emerging renewable technologies; awareness of (trans)local politics; and rising interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the need for energy justice. Research on these and related topics now appears frequently in social science academic journals-in broad-based journals, such as International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and Review of International Political Economy, as well as those focused specifically on energy (e.g., Energy Research & Social Science and Energy Policy), the environment (Global Environmental Politics), natural resources (Resources Policy), and extractive industries (Extractive Industries and Society). The Oxford Handbook of Energy Politics synthesizes and aggregates this substantively diverse literature to provide insights into, and a foundation for teaching and research on, critical energy issues primarily in the areas of international relations and comparative politics. Its primary goals are to further develop the energy politics scholarship and community, and generate sophisticated new work that will benefit a variety of scholars working on energy issues"--
Defying Displacement
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Author : Anthony Oliver-Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Defying Displacement written by Anthony Oliver-Smith and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Social Science categories.
The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of commodities, currency, and labor in modern society necessitates both social and spatial mobility. However, the displacement and resettlement of millions of people each year by large-scale infrastructural projects raises serious questions about the democratic character of the development process. Although designed to spur economic growth, many of these projects leave local people struggling against serious impoverishment and gross violations of human rights. Working from a political-ecological perspective, Anthony Oliver-Smith offers the first book to document the fight against involuntary displacement and resettlement being waged by people and communities around the world. Increasingly over the last twenty-five years, the voices of people at the grass roots are being heard. People from many societies and cultures are taking action against development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) and articulating alternatives. Taking the promise of democracy seriously, they are fighting not only for their place in the world, but also for their place at the negotiating table, where decisions affecting their well-being are made.
Dams In Brazil
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Author : Guillaume Leturcq
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-08-30
Dams In Brazil written by Guillaume Leturcq and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with Social Science categories.
The book focuses on the human and social effects of the construction of hydroelectric dams in Brazil. It discusses themes such as forced migrations, how the families of the victims of the dams adapt to new living areas, the struggle of families with the relocation of their homes and the fact that they are neglected by builders and government. These discussions are carried out in a comparative perspective between Southern and Northern Brazil, where contexts and living conditions are quite different. The book's main objective is to analyze the movements, adaptations and life changes in families suffering from the effects of dams throughout Brazil. This is the first book that analyzes the relationship dam-space with the intent to understand how dams affect the territory. The book is organized in three chapters: the dams’ effects in Brazil and the territorial impacts; human and social consequences of dam construction; a regional comparison of the effects of dams between the South and the North of the country.