Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-202) and index.
Contents:
Farmland investment comes of age -- Farmland values -- The reluctant commodity -- Foreign politics.
Summary:
This book critically examines the history, ideas, and political struggles surrounding the financialization of farmland. In particular, Fairbairn focuses on developments in two of the most popular investment locations, the United States and Brazil, looking at financiers' acquisition of land and control over resources and their implications for rural livelihoods and economic justice.
Series:
Cornell series on land : perspectives in territory, development, and environment
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