South–South cooperation and the geographies of Latin America–Caribbean integration and development: a socio-spatial approach

Muhr, Thomas

Abstract

Structured around the case of South–South cooperation in the construction of “complementary economic zones” among the member states of the ALBA-TCP, Petrocaribe, CARICOM and MERCOSUR, this article argues for a socio-spatial approach to the study of the Latin America–Caribbean integration and development. Two interrelated arguments are developed: first, in contrast to methodologically nationalist approaches, which typically view the regionalisms that are to form the complementary economic zones as ideologically separate, incompatible or conflicting projects, a sociospatial approach in conjunction with a South–South cooperation analytical lens explains their commonality and, subsequently, their interrelatedness and convergence. Second, while this South–South cooperation space is not per se non-capitalist, a socio-spatial analysis also facilitates “seeing” the production of a socialist “counter-space” within this South–South cooperation structure.

Citation

Muhr, T. (2016). South–South cooperation and the geographies of Latin America–Caribbean integration and development: a socio-spatial approach. Antipode, 49(4), 843-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12307

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 2, 2016
• Publication Date: Dec 13, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 16, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 14, 2018
• Journal: Antipode
• Print ISSN: 0066-4812
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-8330
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 843-866
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12307
• Keywords: Development; space; scale; uneven development; south-south cooperation; regionalisms; Latin America and the Caribbean; ALBA; CARICOM; MERCOSUR; socialism; development cooperation; international development
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/833835
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anti.12307/full
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Muhr, T. (2016) South–South Cooperation and the Geographies of Latin America–Caribbean Integration and Development: A Socio-Spatial Approach. Antipode, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anti.12307. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.