articleThe Journal of Peasant StudiesMay 28, 2012BRONZE OA

The new enclosures: critical perspectives on corporate land deals

BWBen WhiteSMSaturnino M. BorrasRHRuth HallISIan ScoonesWWWendy Wolford
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Abstract

The contributions to this collection use the tools of agrarian political economy to explore the rapid growth and complex dynamics of large-scale land deals in recent years, with a special focus on the implications of big land deals for property and labour regimes, labour processes and structures of accumulation. The first part of this introductory essay examines the implications of this agrarian political economy perspective. First we explore the continuities and contrasts between historical and contemporary land grabs, before examining the core underlying debate around large- versus small-scale farming futures. Next, we unpack the diverse contexts and causes of land grabbing today, highlighting six…

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  • Land grabbing
  • Agrarian society
  • Politics
  • Futures contract
  • Argument (complex analysis)
  • Political ecology
  • Political economy
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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