The Politics of Resource Extraction

Sawyer, Suzana; Gomez, Edmund Terence

doi:10.1057/9780230368798

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“…(Bolivia is landlocked because it lost its coastal region to Chile in the War of Pacific in the 1870s.) What began as calls to export gas through a Peruvian port rather than a Chilean port became a violent protest which led to the death of seventy Bolivians and President Ganzalo Sánchez resigning and fleeing to the United States (Sawyer and Gomez, 2012).…”

Section: Neoliberalism Versus Resource Sovereignty or Autochthonymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This was challenged in court by a tribal association on the grounds that it violated Article XII of the Philippine Constitution of 1987 which stipulated that the State may enter into a joint venture or production sharing agreement with Filipino citizens or corporations or associations at least 60 per cent of whose capital is owned by such citizens, corporations or associations and that the agreement to repatriate 100 per cent profit was therefore unconstitutional, null and void, and of no effect whatsoever. The Supreme Court of the Philippines deferred to the neoliberal state and TNCs, favouring 100 per cent of foreign ownership instead of 40 per cent share (Sawyer and Gomez, 2012).…”

Section: Neoliberalism Versus Resource Sovereignty or Autochthonymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Forests are integral to the lives of indigenous peoples and are situated in their territories. They are the sources of softwood, mixed wood and hardwood; and joint ventures between TNCs and indigenous peoples such as Bloedel MacMillan and Weyerhauser in Canada have been successful (Sawyer and Gomez, 2012). However, unsustainable felling of timber by TNCs in the territories of indigenous peoples, especially in the rainforests, has contributed significantly to climate change, a global problem facing humankind that will not go away in a hurry (Salako, 2017).…”

Section: The Impact Of Tncs On Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transnational Corporations, Natural Resources and Conflict

Salako¹

2020

ILR

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Transnational Corporations (TNCs) exploit natural resources, whether renewable as in the case of forests, fisheries and agricultural products or non-renewable as in the case of minerals or petroleum, in developing countries through their subsidiaries. TNCs’ exploitation of forests and acquisition of intellectual property rights in plants and animal breeding, based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples developed over millennia, are in conflict with the rights of indigenous peoples to their territories, resources and traditional knowledge. TNCs also profit from conflict by trading natural resources that prolong wars; colluding with repressive governments to pervert political processes within a State; aiding and abetting crimes against humanity; and flagrantly violating human rights. This article explores the areas of conflict outlined above and examines the efficacy of the mechanisms for the control of TNCs whether legally binding or not. It is suggested that the only effective way of making TNCs accountable for their human rights violations and aiding and abetting crimes against humanity is the establishment of an international court with jurisdiction over corporations.

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Section: Neoliberalism Versus Resource Sovereignty or Autochthonymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Neoliberalism Versus Resource Sovereignty or Autochthonymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Impact Of Tncs On Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

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Transnational Corporations, Natural Resources and Conflict

Salako¹

2020

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The Limits of Social Protection: The Case of Hydropower Dams and Indigenous Peoples' Land

Cooke

Nordensvärd

Saat

et al. 2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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Hydropower dams have been criticised for their social and environmental implications. There have been attempts to create international social standards for hydropower dam projects, but these standards have had limited impact. This article uses an extended environmental justice framework to make sense of the resettlement and compensation schemes for Indigenous peoples who were resettled for the construction of the Bakun dam in Borneo, East Malaysia. The article therefore analyses the social protection measures designed for the protection of Indigenous peoples and their livelihoods. The case study is based on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with local communities, institutional actors in Malaysia, Chinese actors and dam builders. The article concludes that the social protection policies did not protect Indigenous people and their land sufficiently, but it facilitated a commodification process of both land and people. This should also be understood as a colonisation of their land and their cultures.

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Stakeholder engagement as a dynamic capability

Panda

Sangle

2019

Bus Strat Dev

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How can some firms gain and manage competitive advantage over their peers? In a dynamic scenario, what makes a firm stand out from its competitors? This paper attempts to answer these questions by taking a dynamic capability lens and proposing that stakeholder engagement is a key reason for a firm to attain competitive advantage. This paper attempts to explain how and why stakeholder engagement is a dynamic capability by establishing (a) stakeholders as a resource, (b) capability required to explore this resource, and (c) dynamics of the firm–stakeholder relationship. Finally, this paper describes the four different strategies adopted by the firm, namely, reactive, defensive, accommodative, and proactive, and recommends the suitable stakeholder engagement techniques for each of these strategies.

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The Politics of Resource Extraction

Cited by 46 publications

References 27 publications

Transnational Corporations, Natural Resources and Conflict

Transnational Corporations, Natural Resources and Conflict

The Limits of Social Protection: The Case of Hydropower Dams and Indigenous Peoples' Land

Stakeholder engagement as a dynamic capability

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