Readers of the list may find useful my blog postings since August 16
on the natural resources of the world-system periphery. The posts
include: “The open veins of Latin America: Gold and silver” 8/16/2013;
“The open veins of Latin America: Sugar” 8/28/2013; “The open veins of
Latin America: Coffee” 9/4/2013; “The open veins of Latin America:
Rubber” 9/6/2013; “The open veins of Latin America: Coffee, Part II”
10/14/2013; “The open veins of Latin America: Bananas” 10/15/2013;
“The underground sources of power” 10/16/2013; “Petroleum in Latin
America” 10/17/2013; “Petroleum in Venezuela” 10/18/2013; “Venezuela
and OPEC” 10/21/2013; “Copper in Chile” 10/22/2013; “Tin in Bolivia”
10/23/2013; “Iron in Venezuela and Brazil” 10/24/2013; and “The
natural resources of the periphery” 10/25/2013.
See the blog at the Global Learning Website, “The View from the South:
Commentaries on world events from the Third World perspective.” Find
it at http://www.globallearning-cuba.com/blog-umlthe-view-from-the-southuml.html.
Charles McKelvey
Professor Emeritus
Presbyterian College
Clinton, South Carolina
Research Affiliate
Center for US and Hemispheric Studies
University of Havana
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