Description |
1 online resource (x, 216 pages) |
Series |
Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90 |
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Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90.
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Contents |
An overview of the political economy of the agri-food system in Thailand -- Dynamics of the global capitalist agri-food system -- Hegemony in the agri-food system in Thailand -- Counter-hegemony and co-optation of oppositions in the agri-food system in Thailand -- The sustainable agriculture movement in Thailand -- The land reform movement in Thailand -- Conclusion and reflections |
Summary |
"The mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic forces, and is currently sustained through hegemonic agri-food production-distribution, governance structures and ideational order. However, sustainable agriculture and land reform movements have to certain extents managed to offer alternatives. This book adopts a neo-Marxist and Gramscian approach to studying the political economy of the agricultural and food system in Thailand (1990-2014). The author argues that hegemonic forces have many measures to co-opt dissent into hegemonic structures, and that counter-hegemony should be seen as an ongoing process over a long period of time where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces, constrained by political economic structural conditions, may at times retain some hegemonic elements. Contrary to what some academic studies suggest, this book shows that localist-inspired social movements in Thailand are not insular and anti-globalisation. Instead, they are selective in fostering collaborations and globalisation based on values such as sustainability, fairness and partnership. Providing new perspectives on polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic movements, the book points to the importance of analysing social movements in relation to established political authority"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 1, 2017) |
Subject |
Agriculture and politics -- Thailand
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Thailand
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Food industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Thailand
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Sustainable agriculture -- Thailand
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Land reform -- Thailand
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Economic development -- Political aspects -- Thailand
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Social movements -- Political aspects -- Thailand
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Agriculture and politics
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects
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Economic development -- Political aspects
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Food industry and trade -- Political aspects
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Land reform
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Social movements -- Political aspects
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Sustainable agriculture
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Landwirtschaft
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Agrarpolitik
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Lebensmittelindustrie
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Lebensmittelhandel
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Agrarreform
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Soziale Bewegung
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Thailand
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Thailand
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781351974516 |
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1351974513 |
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9781315267920 |
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1315267926 |
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1351974521 |
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9781351974523 |
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9781351974509 |
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1351974505 |
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