{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-agribusiness-a-critical-development-perspective-9781773635583","title":"The Political Economy of Agribusiness: A Critical Development Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is agribusiness? When did it emerge? In answering these questions, Mendonça traces the global contours of contemporary agriculture, bringing a critical analysis of the origins of agribusiness in the United States and its subsequent international signature. The investigation of historical dynamics reveals that the industrialization of agriculture was a result of a dialectical movement of economic crisis and expansion. This analysis sheds new light on current debates about food sovereignty, agriculture technologies, international financial markets and farmland speculation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMendonça challenges the established contemporary discourse regarding the contribution that agribusiness makes to economic development. Industrialization of agriculture demands increasing amounts of credit for capital inputs, which are captured by agribusiness corporations, leading to market concentration. This explains how global economic policies directly impact land and food systems, as across the production \"chain\" multinational corporations control production and trading mechanisms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Luisa Mendon?a is director of Rede Social de Justi?a e Direitos Humanos (Network for Social Justice and Human Rights) and research scholar at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics, CUNY Graduate Center. She is the editor of annual book Human Rights in Brazil, and her publications cover the history and political economy of agriculture, food, land and water systems, as well as geopolitical processes of resistance by rural social movements. Her research anticipated a trend in financial capital to \"migrate\" to farmland markets in the Global South after the collapse of the real estate market in the US in 2008. Her experience includes documentary filmmaking, investigative journalism, and community-based research. She has taught international political economy at University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and at Funda??o Get?lio Vargas (FGV), and was a visiting scholar at Cornell University. Mendon?a is a co-founder of the World Social Forum and has served in expert meetings on the Right to Food at the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fernwood Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865667146002,"sku":"9781773635583","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05e9716c-0f78-4cac-8b4e-72774c334bae.jpg?v=1737682959","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-political-economy-of-agribusiness-a-critical-development-perspective-9781773635583","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}