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Rafael Domínguez Martín

University of Cantabria (Spain)

Rafael Domínguez Martín

University of Cantabria

Short
biography

Rafael Domínguez Martín has a full professorship in Economic History and Institutions at the Department of Economics of the University of Cantabria. He is also part of the University of Salamanca’s Social Sciences Ph. D. program and the Economic Analysis Ph. D. programs of the universities of Oviedo, Cantabria and the Basque Country. Furthermore, he leads the Human Development and International Cooperation Research Group (COIBA Chair, University of Cantabria) and the South-South Cooperation and Economic Integration (REEDES, Spanish Network for Development Studies). Finally, he is a member of SEPLA (Latin American Society of Political Economy and Critical Thinking) and has been a visiting scholar at different universities in México, Colombia and Ecuador.

Short
biography

Rafael Domínguez Martín has a full professorship in Economic History and Institutions at the Department of Economics of the University of Cantabria. He is also part of the University of Salamanca’s Social Sciences Ph. D. program and the Economic Analysis Ph. D. programs of the universities of Oviedo, Cantabria and the Basque Country. Furthermore, he leads the Human Development and International Cooperation Research Group (COIBA Chair, University of Cantabria) and the South-South Cooperation and Economic Integration (REEDES, Spanish Network for Development Studies). Finally, he is a member of SEPLA (Latin American Society of Political Economy and Critical Thinking) and has been a visiting scholar at different universities in México, Colombia and Ecuador and

Contribution to the project

Rafael Domínguez is an expert on natural resource policy and development. His recent work has focused on the possibilities and limits of resource nationalism. Results of his research show that tax systems and resource extraction interact closely. For Extractivism.de, he analyzes cases such as Colombia or Ecuador, where historical experiences and recent upheavals have brought the taxation of resource extraction back into the discussion.

Recent Publications (Selection)

Domínguez, Martin. (2022). “Minería y desarrollo en América Latina: ¿amistades peligrosas o relaciones virtuosas?” Contextualizaciones Latinoamericanas, 26 (1): págs. 15-26. VIEW PUBLICATION


Domínguez, Martín. (2021). “Nacionalismo de los recursos y desarrollo sostenible en los países andinos. Una evaluación preliminar” Revista Internacional de Cooperación y Desarrollo, 8 (2): págs. 58-77. VIEW PUBLICATION


Domínguez, Martín. (2021). “Industrias extractivas y desarrollo sostenible en América Latina: ¿oxímoron o nuevo imaginario desarrollista?” Autoctonía. Revista de Ciencias Sociales e Historia, 5 (2): págs. 405-437. VIEW PUBLICATION


Domínguez, Martín. (2021). “América Latina y la maldición de los recursos: el debate en la larga duración” El Trimestre Económico, 351: págs. 769-806. VIEW PUBLICATION


Domínguez, Martín. (2019). “Recursos naturales, medio ambiente y sostenibilidad. 70 años de pensamiento de la CEPAL”, CEPAL, Santiago de Chile. VIEW PUBLICATION