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Capitalism And The Marxist Critique Of Political Ecology, Noel Castree Jan 2015

Capitalism And The Marxist Critique Of Political Ecology, Noel Castree

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The Capitalist Mode Of Conservation, Neoliberalism And The Ecology Of Value, Noel Castree, George Henderson Jan 2014

The Capitalist Mode Of Conservation, Neoliberalism And The Ecology Of Value, Noel Castree, George Henderson

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This article is a critical engagement with three closely related essays recently published in New Proposals. Authored by Bram Büscher, Jim Igoe and Sian Sullivan, respectively, these essays take issue with the market-based approach to natural resource management, arguing, among other things, that it fails to live up to its own aspirations. While we concur, we identify some key assumptions and claims made by Büscher, Igoe and Sullivan, raising some questions about their veracity and the take-home lessons they convey. We do so as constructive and sympathetic critics, ones steeped in the rich tradition of Marxist theorising that the three …