Who Speaks for Nature?: Indigenous Movements, Public Opinion, and the Petro-State in Ecuador

by Todd A. Eisenstadt and Karleen Jones West

In 2009, Ecuador became the first nation ever to enshrine rights for nature in its constitution. Nature was accorded inalienable rights, and every citizen was granted standing to defend those rights. At the same time, the government advanced a policy of "extractive populism," buying public support for mineral mining by promising that funds from the mining would be used to increase public services.

This book, based on a nationwide survey and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190908955
• ISBN13: 9780190908959
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"