BRICS and MICs: Implications for Global Agrarian Transformation (Hardcover)

The economic and political rise of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and powerful middle-income countries (MICs) such as Argentina, Indonesia and Turkey, has far-reaching implications for global agrarian transformation. These countries are key sites of agricultural commodity production, distribution, circulation and consumption and are contributing to major shifts in the character of agro-food systems. This comprehensive collection explores these issues through the lens of critical agrarian studies, which examine fundamental social change in, and in relation to, rural worlds. The authors explore key themes such as the processes of agrarian change associated with individual countries within the grouping, the role and impact of BRICS countries within their respective regions, the role of other MICs within these regions and the rising importance of MICs within global and regional agro-food systems. The book encompasses a wide variety of case studies, including the expansion of South African agrarian capital within Africa; Brazil as a regional agro-food power and its complex relationship with China, which has been investing heavily in Brazil; the role of BRICS and MICs in Bolivia's soy complex; crop booms within China; China's role in land deals in Southeast Asia; and Vietnamese investment in Cambodia. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of critical agrarian studies, with a focus on BRICS and MICs. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Globalizations.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Rethinking Globalizations
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Ben Cousins • Saturnino M. Borras Jr • Sergio Sauer • Jingzhong Ye
Dimensions:	246 x 189mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-13289-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries
LSN:	0-367-13289-3
Barcode:	9780367132897

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