Overview

This book analyzes global economic policies that impact rural communities, land use, food sovereignty and environmental justice. This is the 9th book in the Critical Development Studies series. It traces the global contours of contemporary agriculture, bringing a critical analysis of the origins of agribusiness in the US and its subsequent international signature. The investigation reveals that the industrialization of agriculture was a result of a dialectical movement of economic crisis and expansion, and the author's analysis sheds new light on current debates about food sovereignty, agriculture technologies, international financial markets and farmland speculation. For those who are new to the study of agribusiness, this book provides a clear introduction to global trends. For those more engaged, it serves as a valuable overview, an excellent text for students involved in studies of agriculture and food sovereignty.

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Author:   Maria Luisa Mendonça
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Volume:   9
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781788532624

ISBN 10:   1788532627
Pages:   165
Publication Date:   28 April 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Critical Development Studies Series Series Editors Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction 1 The Concept of Agribusiness The Industrialization of Agriculture in the United States and the Expansion of World Trade The International Standardization of Food Economic and Geopolitical Contradictions in the Expansion of Agribusiness The Internationalization of Agribusiness Exporting the Agribusiness System to Latin America The Concept of Agribusiness in Brazil The Influence of “Evolutionary Economics” on the Concept of Agribusiness Notes 2 Land as a Mechanism of Financial Accumulation The Peasant Economy The Industrialization of Agriculture The Industrialization of Agriculture in Brazil 3 Socioeconomic Impacts of Financial Speculation and Land-Grabbing International Financial Corporations and Land Speculation in Brazil Land-Grabbing in the Cerrado Financial Capital and Land Markets 4 The Myth of Agrofuels Ethanol Production and Financial Speculation on Farmland Access to International Markets and the Role of the State in Promoting Agrofuels Social and Environmental Impacts of Ethanol Production Labour Exploitation on Sugarcane Plantations Rural Women and Grassroots Feminism Looking at the Past to Change the Future Conclusion References Index

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