Buch, Englisch, 51 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 108 g
Contested Meanings and Socio-Environmental Change in Argentine Yerba Mate Cultivation
Buch, Englisch, 51 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 108 g
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies
ISBN: 978-3-030-82010-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
This book applies an approach to study the externalization of cost under capitalism in the production of Argentine yerba mate, an infusion with stimulant properties long used by indigenous peoples. Consumption in today’s globalized economy makes it difficult to understand the consequences of our actions across the globe. A political-ecological lens, informed by the work of Robert Sack and Ian Cook, can help guide an analysis that geographically reconstructs supply chains and reveal the realities of consumption. The use of yerba mate has become a cornerstone of Argentine society and identity, and yerba mate processors are working to expand exports globally. In Argentina’s Misiones Province, the heart of yerba mate production, the true costs of production are borne by the children, the impoverished laborers, and the environment of Argentina’s Atlantic Rainforest. These consequences of modernity, along with the efforts of an NGO to remedy them, are presented and assessed.
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Research
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
- Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A Brief Biographical Sketch of Yerba Mate.- Chapter 3. “Get[ting] Behind the Veil”.- Chapter 4. INYM, Prices, and the Argentine Yerba Mate “Food System”.- Chapter 5. Socio-Environmental Consequences of Low Margins.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.
