De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes

Vicuñas and salt flats have been part of the biocultural heritage of the people living on the Altiplano since immemorial times. In recent decades, both common pool resources have undergone a commodification process for the extraction of lithium and production of vicuña fiber for the international ma...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Azócar, Gabriela Lichtenstein
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Published: Université Paris 3 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cal/14771
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description Vicuñas and salt flats have been part of the biocultural heritage of the people living on the Altiplano since immemorial times. In recent decades, both common pool resources have undergone a commodification process for the extraction of lithium and production of vicuña fiber for the international market. Despite the high prices paid for manufactured products in the international market and the projects’ intention of “poverty alleviation” and “development”, the local economic impact of the production (for both commodities) is quite limited. The “commodification” of lithium and vicuña fiber allow us to understand the different views on natural resources, as well as the unequal relationship between indigenous communities and the international market. The comparison of Andean countries examines the trajectories of production, consumption, socio-environmental impacts, appropriation of benefits along the value chain and unfulfilled narratives. We also discuss the implementation of collective action processes for the management of vicuñas and the defense of salt flats.
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spelling doaj-art-3f74f60e1d28401a9bfa98bf817df4c92025-08-20T02:02:41ZfraUniversité Paris 3Cahiers des Amériques Latines1141-71612268-42472022-12-019914717110.4000/cal.14771De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los AndesRodrigo AzócarGabriela LichtensteinVicuñas and salt flats have been part of the biocultural heritage of the people living on the Altiplano since immemorial times. In recent decades, both common pool resources have undergone a commodification process for the extraction of lithium and production of vicuña fiber for the international market. Despite the high prices paid for manufactured products in the international market and the projects’ intention of “poverty alleviation” and “development”, the local economic impact of the production (for both commodities) is quite limited. The “commodification” of lithium and vicuña fiber allow us to understand the different views on natural resources, as well as the unequal relationship between indigenous communities and the international market. The comparison of Andean countries examines the trajectories of production, consumption, socio-environmental impacts, appropriation of benefits along the value chain and unfulfilled narratives. We also discuss the implementation of collective action processes for the management of vicuñas and the defense of salt flats.https://journals.openedition.org/cal/14771extractivismlithiumcommonscommoditiesvicuña fiber
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De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
Cahiers des Amériques Latines
extractivism
lithium
commons
commodities
vicuña fiber
title De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
title_full De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
title_fullStr De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
title_full_unstemmed De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
title_short De bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities: un análisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuña en los Andes
title_sort de bienes comunes bioculturales a commodities un analisis comparado del litio y de la fibra de vicuna en los andes
topic extractivism
lithium
commons
commodities
vicuña fiber
url https://journals.openedition.org/cal/14771
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