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Consequences of the "Chilean Miracle"

The Salmon Farms and the Privatization of the Sea


Raúl Zibechi

The so-called "Chilean Miracle" is based on three pilars: the high price of copper, the production of celulose driven by Pinochet's dictatorship, and the salmon industry, which have expanded in the current democracy. But overfishing has caused a great health, environment, social, and economic crisis.

Fifteen years ago, in southern Chile, the island of Chiloé, was a society of small farmers, herders, fish, and seafood farms. "Now workers are dependent on the transnational industry," warn members of the environmental organization Ecoceanos.


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Raúl Zibechi is an international analyst for Brecha of Montevideo, Uruguay, lecturer and researcher on social movements at the Multiversidad Franciscana de América Latina, and adviser to several social groups. He writes the monthly "Zibechi Report" for the Americas Program (www.americasprogram.org).



More Americas Program Reports from Raúl Zibechi:

    The Other Chile: Following Victor Jara's Songs
    http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6332

    Massacre in the Amazon: The U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement Sparks a Battle Over Land and Resources
    http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6191

    Cochabama: From Water War to Water Management
    http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6154






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