Abstract

PAZ-SALINAS, María Fernanda. Living with scarcity: the territory as a transaction object for survival. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.29, pp.33-57. ISSN 2448-6183.

In this paper we show why under poverty conditions it is not possible to generate or direct a sustainable management of resources and territories. On the contrary, with the lack of strong local institutions and without a State to guarantee the satisfaction of elementary needs, together with the presence of cultural identities and the sense of belonging and territoriality of the population we witness conditions that lead to the deterioration of communal resources and thus greater poverty.

Keywords : scarcity; territory; territorial belonging; indigenous community.

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