Oil Operations and Global Capitalism

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This paper discusses the deleterious effects to the environment and local people caused by the extraction of crude oil from beneath the Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador. The paper explores the roles of the various players involved in the extraction, how it s affected by the workings of global capitalism, and possible solutions to the problems created. The paper also shows that addressing the impact of oil drilling on the people of Ecuador requires examining more than just material practices; it involves rethinking global economic, political and cultural power systems.

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"The extraction of crude oil from beneath the Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador over the past few decades has produced numerous deleterious effects on the environment and on the people who inhabit it. To truly understand the causes, effects, and possible solutions to the problems caused by oil extraction, it is necessary to appreciate the roles of the various players involved, their diverse agendas, ideologies, and histories, and the vast socio-political milieu that informs the workings of global capitalism. Political ecology provides a framework for untangling these intricacies while preserving their irreducible complexity."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bryant, Raymond L. (1992), "Political ecology: an emerging research agenda in Third-World studies", Political Geography, Vol. 11, No.1, pp. 12-36.
• Sawyer, Suzana. (1997), "The 1992 Indian mobilization in lowland Ecuador." Latin American Perspectives 24(3):65-82.

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