- Non-economic impacts of neoliberalism (cultural, environmental, political) Flashcards
what are two non economic impacts of neoliberalism in Latin America?
the rise of guerrilla insurgencies that opposed neoliberalism and environmental issues
what were the Zapatistas?
a post Cold War guerrilla organization involving primarily indigenous people from Chiapas
what caused the uprising of the Zapatistas?
the uprising of the Zapatistas was a direct protest against the North American Free Trade Agreement
what were the demands of the Zapatistas?
they had demands relating to agricultural land
what was the broader Vision of the Zapatistas?
they wanted to take Zapata’s name to remind Mexico of its nationalist heritage
what did the Zapatistas tarnish?
they couldn’t threaten the military but they tarnished the country’s open-for-business image
how did the Zapatistas get what they want?
they used the media to mobilize sympathizers in Europe and the United States
what did the Zapatistas represent and what did they do to society?
they represented a potent moral force and haunted the conscience of a whole society
what claims did the Zapatistas advance?
they advanced claims that indigenous people were making all over latin america
what were indigenous leaders demanding?
they demanded sufficient land to farm and a fair share of government benefits
above all what were indigenous people asking for?
they wanted to remain themselves
what is environmental devastation a result of?
inevitable result of capitalist development
what is latin Americans most famous environmental issue?
the amazon rain forest
what does the amazon rain forest remain to be?
it remains to be the largest tropical rain forest in the world. Human activity hardly made a scratch on it until the 1960s
what happens in the 60s and 70s that affected the rain forest?
the Brazilian military government launched developmental projects in the forest, logging it, cutting highways into it, promoting mining
