What is it about?
This paper discusses the political economy of hydropower construction in the communist space. It uses political economy, economic history and political ecology literature. The case analysed is the Iron Gates, a joint Romanian-Yugoslav project which raises specific questions about the communist ‘hydraulic landscape’. In parallel, the paper explores the contribution of political power in the construction of the Iron Gates.
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Why is it important?
This paper is important because it reveals the transformations in the political and economic relations within the Soviet bloc. It also provides a description of the institutional setting used in the construction of the hydropower system.
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I hope you find this article thought-provoking because it shows an interesting view on the techno-political framework of hydropower and its connection with the ideological production of the new communist regime in Romania.
Dr Remus Cretan
west university of Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: The Political Economy of Hydropower in the Communist Space: Iron Gates Revisited, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, February 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12247.
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