Foreign capital and land grabbing: social conflicts
In the last years, Argentina has given processes of acquiring large extensions of land of foreign capital of all types of investors with the support of the State. This was very cooling socio -environmental conflicts due to the evictions and other repercussions caused by the possession of land of foreign capital.
With the intensification of land acquisition by extragender capital, discontent for two reasons: primarization and foreignization of the Argentine economy.
The size of the acquisitions of each of the transactions made ascended to 10,000 hectares bought from national investors to foreign owners. Within this article it is included as ädquisition¨ everything that is: leases or concessions.
The greatest impact it has had is the dispossession of land to communities, poor peasants who used them for grazing them.
The evolution
The purchase of land in Argentina has always existed but from 2002 to 2013 it intensified, leaving normal averages. In addition to a rise in raw material prices, making the acquisition of land for production profitable and by the same the valuation of land as an investment capital and as the sale of the real estate sector.
The low Royal Interest rates of Argentina are fundamental in the investment plans of foreign capital and for the local owner, allowing him to apply at low cost and negotiate a much higher sale price.
The mechanisms
Among all the mechanics used, the degree of using violence, fraud and robbery to strip people and sell it to foreign investors were reached.
The increase in income prices, raw materials, led to a rise in land prices.
The explicit role of the State
The Argentine State grants laws that provide foreign investments with the same benefits to national investors. Directly or indirectly encourage foreign investment such as: agri -food production to land purchase. It has been twice the support of the State part for land acquisition.
State support from resolving conflicts with indigenous communities or environmental groups, economic support, assignment of public lands, and facilitation of operability. Accusing the State until it is in favor of the strange investment and losing power over its own heritage.
Social conflicts
The main thing was the disposal and accumulation of land by foreign capital. Gender High degree of violence, conflict and even deaths generated by the State or by private entrepreneurs.
The discontent of the residents of this land not only came due to the expropriation of land but also by other factors that generated these companies such as: pollution in the case of mining, rivers and deforestation. Affecting the quality of life of villagers in surrounding areas.
In conclusion, the influence of foreign investors gave way to conflicts in the country. Generating that the producing class abandoned its fields and introduction of new crops through technologies in areas that were not even planned to produce. It is worth emphasizing the leading role of the State to facilitate foreign capital to the acquisition of these lands, giving national heritage to a large extent.
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