Interrogating the Advance of Agribusiness in the Amazon: Production, Rent and Politics
The political-economy of the agriculture frontier in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, in the southern sections of the Amazon Region, is analysed in order to question the productivist argument commonly presented by the agribusiness sector. The assessment makes use of the category of rent consid...
Main Author: | Antonio Ioris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
2018-03-01
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Series: | Revista NERA |
Online Access: | http://revista.fct.unesp.br/index.php/nera/article/view/5682/4261 |
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