POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Empty Spaces, Comparative Advantage
14 Apr 2018
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Argument 1 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences) Since countries in latin america missed their chance to grow economically, now they are using their abundance of natural resources to make up for the opportunity lost in the past. Extractive imperative" is how we refer to this phenomenon. Argument 2 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences not necessary for all readings) However, there are critiques from the indigenous community and also the post-extractive literature to move past this model due to the harm that is being caused t the environment. Summary of evidence supporting argument 1 (1-2 sentences) There are real examples of this implemented in many latin american countries, such as, Venezuela, peru, uruguay and etc. these countries had been left behind by the united states during the time when the aforementioned was tied in iraq and afghanistan. Moreover, that is when china walked in, making deals and filling empty spaces.
