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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Earthscan Food and Agriculture |
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Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Introduction: titanic agriculture or agriculture-titanic; 1 The political ecology of agri-food systems: from agriculture to agribusiness; 2 Realising agro-neoliberalism in Brazil: agriculture, capitalism and agro-neoliberalism; 3 Push and hold the agribusiness frontier: antecedents of agribusiness in Mato Grosso; 4 The rent of agribusiness; 5 Displacement, replacement and misplacement: placing Mato Grosso's agribusiness frontier |
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6 Poverty in rich Amazonian ecosystems: the poverty-making geography of development7 Conclusions: fields of empty grains; Index |
| Summary |
"Due to new production areas and persistent productivity gains, Brazil has consolidated its position as a global leader and even as a 'model' of commercial, integrated crop production. The country is now seen as an agricultural powerhouse that has a lot to offer in terms of reducing the prospect of a looming, increasingly global, food crisis. Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil focuses on the intensification of Brazilian agribusiness as a privileged entry point into the politicised geography of globalised agri-food. Drawing on rich empirical analysis based around three fieldwork campaigns in the state of Mato Grosso, the book examines the connections between farming, markets and the apparatus of the state. The importance of agribusiness expansion within the wider politico-economic context of Brazilian neoliberalism is demonstrated, thus drawing broader conclusions about the main trends of agribusiness in the world today and providing recommendations for future research. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agribusiness, neoliberalism and global food production, as well as those interested in Brazil and Latin America more generally."--Provided by publisher |
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Brazil
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Agricultural industries -- Brazil
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Food industry and trade.
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Neoliberalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Agricultural industries
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Research
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Food industry and trade
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Neoliberalism
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Brazil
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315180878 |
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1315180871 |
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