The political economy of corridors, commercialisation and agrarian change in eastern Africa

The political economy of agricultural growth corridors: some first thoughts: • Neither state-driven ‘high modernism’ (Scott) nor enclave capitalism (Ferguson), but context-specific hybrid dynamic. • Endogenous capital and dynamics of accumulation crucial: diverting, upsetting , recasting grand plans and investments. • Contested visions of ‘development’ and ‘progress’ being played out, challenging and reconfiguring authority, with tensions and contradictions among elite alliances. • The everyday politics of corridors: contentious local politics (and resistances) intersect with wider corridor politics, influencing outcomes. • Who wins and who loses depends on terms of incorporation, predicated on both contemporary politics, but also long-run historical antecedents