Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa: Neoliberal Restructuring (1st ed. 2022) (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development)

Synopsis

This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on peasant agriculture as a key livelihood strategy in Southern and Eastern Africa, against the background of the current development crisis and the crossroads that Southern and Eastern Africa faces. It systematically analyses how the neoliberal architecture has deepened extroverted production for capitalist accumulation and how this has been to the detriment of the rural labour force and small scale and communal landowners. Apart from examining how neoliberalism has triggered land alienations, the book further argues that such policies have also impacted negatively on food security in a number of ways. The book presents empirical evidence through twelve case studies, emerging from in-depth original fieldwork carried out in seven countries in the Southern and Eastern African region. This book is a must-read for scholars of economics,sociology, anthropology, history, agrarian studies and political science, as well as practitioners and policy-makers, interested in a better understanding of the impact of the agrarian neoliberal restructuring on the peasantry in Southern Africa.

Copyright:

2022

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030898243

Related ISBNs:

9783030898236

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

04/28/22

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The Editor

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Kirk Helliker

Edited by:

George Tonderai Mudimu

Edited by:

Freedom Mazwi