The foundation of hunger perpetuation in Guatemala

Authors

  • José Pablo Prado-Córdova

Abstract

This essay approaches the problem of hunger in Guatemala
from a critical perspective, starting from general theoretical
reflections that seek to contribute to the academic debate
regarding historical continuities, the dehumanizing nature of
hegemonic social imaginary and the subordinate articulation of
the country to the capitalist world system. This analysis allows
us to highlight structural causes that result from the generalized
lack of access to social welfare, among which famines stand out
because of their devastating power, and which recurrently affect
the most vulnerable sectors of Guatemala’s rural areas. Likewise,
a theoretical analysis of the mechanisms that perpetuate this
condition is proposed, by disaggregating the contemporary
reality into its historical, sociological and political components.
Finally, it is concluded, by pointing out the problematic nodes
which, according to the author, are the underlying causes of
Guatemala’s food problems.

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Published

2011-03-03

How to Cite

Prado-Córdova, J. P. (2011). The foundation of hunger perpetuation in Guatemala. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 8(1), 79–88. Retrieved from https://revista-asyd.org/index.php/asyd/article/view/1144

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011): Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo

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