Consecuencias territoriales de la explotación de Vaca Muerta. El caso de lxs docentes de Añelo
The article analyzes the territorial consequences of unconventional hydrocarbonsexploitation in Vaca Muerta, a formation located in Neuquén Basin. After making abrief tour of the main critical aspects that the activity brings, the work focuses on thecase of the teaching population of the town of Añe...
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Facultad de Economía y Administración
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4428 |
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| Sumario: | The article analyzes the territorial consequences of unconventional hydrocarbonsexploitation in Vaca Muerta, a formation located in Neuquén Basin. After making abrief tour of the main critical aspects that the activity brings, the work focuses on thecase of the teaching population of the town of Añelo, situated at the heart of theoperations. Due to the high cost of housing, a large part of the teachers who work inAñelo, mostly women, are non-resident and must move daily to their jobs.After an extensive period of protests, the Provincial Council of Education (CPE)implemented in 2016 a transport system that replaced hitchhiking or private vehicles.However, this important claim did not completely eliminate the contingencies that theymust face daily, since the time spent on the trip is added to the exposure to trafficaccidents, inclement weather and sexist violence. On this last aspect, it is necessary totake into account that oil world concentrates male labor at all levels of hierarchy, arguedin rudeness, the need for strength in operational positions, long working hours, rotatinglabor regimes or physical wear. The hydrocarbon extraction model reinforces thetraditional stereotypes that define roles for men and women.Although traveling teachers performance could be affected due to the difficulties theydaily have to face, the research process allows us to postulate that they perform morethan satisfactorily. The managers interviewed highlight the high level of commitmentand teaching industriousness in terms of the pedagogical tasks and institutionalactivities carried out in Añelo. The testimonies and surveys on which the research isbased give an account of the networks and bonds of solidarity built between thecolleagues to overcome the inconveniences and fulfill their responsibilities.To theoretically frame the study, the categories of extractivism, neo-extractivism andpatriarchy are analyzed. Likewise, feminist economics contributions are presented,especially those that promote socializing care public policies. For a territory to develop,it is required that the fruits of economic growth result in a better quality of life for all itsinhabitants, present and future. |
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