Alles extraktivismus in siidamerika? Rohstoffrenten und politik in Brasilien, Chile und Venezuela

Abstract

This paper deals with the question of to what extent recent developments in Latin America can be described by using the concept of neo- extractivism. Based on a regulationist perspective, different modes of development are distinguished. Comparative case studies for Brazil, Chile and Venezuela show clearly that neo-extractivism is not, in all cases, the key-element with which to understand the processes of development. On the contrary, in the case of Brazil it is mainly strategies of industrialisation which play a key role. In a nutshell, the authors argue for a more differentiated understanding of Latin American developments.