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Question 1.

Neoliberalism refers to policies that support deregulation, free-market and reduction

in the spending of a government. Neoliberalism has been linked to austerity policies and

efforts to minimize deficits in the budget by reducing government spending on social

projects. Neoliberal environmentalism involves the commodification and privatization of

property resources like water, forests which are either state-owned, un-owned or commonly

owned. It involves deregulation and a reduction in public expenditure for the purpose of

environmental management. Neoliberalism results to the degradation of the environment and

accumulation of capital by dispossession as individuals and communities have limited access

to their resources. Examples of neoliberal environmentalism activities include mining and

deforestation and these have adverse effects on the environment. Leanne Simpson, an

indigenous academic, and a supporter of the Idle No More movement, criticizes extractivism

due to the negative effects it has on the environment. Leanne believes that people have to

stand up and fight every time the land of their nation is being threatened through activities

such as deforestation, mining prospects, pipelines, condo development among others

(Simpson & Klein 2017). Leanne believes that everything the nation has including political

systems, intellectual systems, food security and healthcare come from the land. Simpson

notes that in the early times, people did not resist colonialism but today, people are pushing to

protect their cultures, land, languages and nationhood. Indigenous people witnessed

environmental collapse like for instance, salmon extinction in Lake Ontario and buffalo

extermination in Cree. These damages to the environment are both unnecessary and

distressing. Leanne labels extraction as stealing. The action of taking without permission,

without caring or acknowledging the probable impacts on other living things being supported

by the environment (Simpson & Klein 2017). According to her, extraction will eventually

lead to unsustainable societies. She maintains that damaging the environment could mean the

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Running head: NEOLIBERALISM 1 Neoliberalism Name Professor Institution Date NEOLIBERALISM 2 Question 1. Neoliberalism refers to policies that support deregulation, free-market and reduction in the spending of a government. Neoliberalism has been linked to austerity policies and efforts to minimize deficits in the budget by reducing government spending on social projects. Neoliberal environmentalism involves the commodification and privatization of property resources like water, forests which are either state-owned, un-owned or commonly owned. It involves deregulation and a reduction in public expenditure for the purpose of environmental management. Neoliberalism results to the degradation of the environment and accumulation of capital by dispossession as individuals and communities have limited access to their resources. Examples of neoliberal environmentalism activities include mining and deforestation and these have adverse effects on the environment. Leanne Simpson, an indigenous academic, and a supporter of the Idle No More movement, criticizes extractivism due to the negative effects it has on the environment. Leanne believes that people have to stand up and fight every time the land of their nation is being threatened through activities such as deforestation, mining prospects, pipelines, condo development among others (Simpson & Klein 2017). Leanne believes that everything the nation has including political systems, intellectual systems, food security and healthca ...
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