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TitelState, society and nature in Ecuador : the case of the Yasuní-ITT initiative  
AuteursM. Arsel, N. Avila Angel
Jaar2011
UitgeverHivos [etc.]
PlaatsThe Hague [etc.]
Pagina's20
SerietitelNEBE Working Paper
Serienummer2
OrganisatiesHivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, ISS - Institute of Social Studies
OnderwerpSocial and Political Change
Trefwoordencivil society, environment, natural resources, participation
RegioSouth America
LandEcuador
SamenvattingDevelopment politics in Ecuador has experienced major changes since the election of Correa in 2007. Paralleling a regional trend, the state has become a central agent in the economy, particularly in extractive industries. Revenues accruing to the state from intensified usage of non-renewable resources have been central to the implementation of Correa’s political agenda. At the same time, constitutional changes introduced in 2008 have granted rights to nature and held the promise of increased participatory engagement between the state and civil society. The emergence and development of the Yasuní-ITT initiative, which is built on the idea of leaving oil underground in exchange for financial contributions from the international community, demonstrates that increased attention to environmental conservation by the state has not resulted in improved participation. Instead, the incipient clash between the state’s mission to provide socioeconomic development and to preserve nature has resulted in the state sidelining civil society and opening the possibility of intensified social conflict over the role of nature in Ecuadorian development.  
TaalEngels
CategoriePractice
Soort documentRapport
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