Resource triumphalism: postindustrial narratives of primary commodity production.

Part of a special section on the theorization of time and space. The writer examines how the narratives of “resource triumphalism,” when the availability of natural resources is no longer a limiting threat to economic growth, construct the nature of commodities and the places that supply commoditie...

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Publicado en:Environment & Planning A Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 2149 - 2174
Autor principal: Bridge, Gavin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Pion Limited December 2001
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Sumario:Part of a special section on the theorization of time and space. The writer examines how the narratives of “resource triumphalism,” when the availability of natural resources is no longer a limiting threat to economic growth, construct the nature of commodities and the places that supply commodities. He contends that primary commodity-supply zones play a major role within broader narratives about modernity and social life, despite their apparent marginality in narratives of postindustrialism.