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petrocapitalism

petrocapitalism noun: those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry.

Noun

petrocapitalism (uncountable)

  1. Those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry.
    • For the purpose of better understanding the ensuing discussion in this chapter, petrocapitalism is said to operate successfully through an intertwined oil complex “that is territorially constituted through oil concessions”.2013, Sigfrido Burgos Cáceres, Sophal Ear -, The Hungry Dragon, page 27
    • While geography of extractive petrocapitalism is focused on specific points in space – what Gavin Bridge (2010, 1) calls the geographies of “the hole” – consumptive petrocapitalism is dispersed and virtually includes the entirety of capitalism itself.2017, Noel Castree, Michael F. Goodchild, Audrey Kobayashi, International Encyclopedia of Geography

Origin of petrocapitalism

From petro- + capitalism.

Questions about petrocapitalism

What does petrocapitalism mean?
Petrocapitalism means those aspects of capitalism that involve the petrochemical industry.
What part of speech is petrocapitalism?
Petrocapitalism is a noun.

Words near petrocapitalism in the dictionary

  1. petrobolos
  2. Petrobrusian
  3. Petrobrusianism
  4. Petrobrusians
  5. petrocalcic
  6. petrocapitalism
  7. petrocarbon
  8. Petrocelli
  9. Petrocellis
  10. petrochem
  11. petrochemical

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