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

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The political economy of corridors, commercialisation and agrarian change in eastern Africa
Abstract
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
Date
19-21 September 2017
Place
Maputo
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IESE Conference - Challenges of social and economic research in times of crisis
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2023-03-13
Language
English
Citation
Scoones, I., & Smalley, R. (2017, September 19). The political economy of corridors, commercialisation and agrarian change in eastern Africa. IESE Conference - Challenges of social and economic research in times of crisis, Maputo. https://www.iese.ac.mz/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/VconfIESE_Iscoones.pdf
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