Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Political economy"
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Bureaucrats, investors and smallholders: contesting land rights and agro-commercialisation in the Southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Since the triple crises of food, fuel and finance of 2007/8, investments in agricultural growth corridors have taken centrestage in government, donor and private sector initiatives. This article examines the politics of ... -
The political economy of global and regional agro-food system change
(2015)Changes in the BRICS countries: What are key similarities/differences between the agrarian structures of Brazil, China and South Africa? What are the dynamics of change within these BRICS countries, in relation to the ... -
A realist perspective of president trumps first un general assembly speech
(Academia, 2017)On 19 September 2017, president of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, took the podium at the New York-based institution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In his speech, Trump provided global ... -
Trade unions in an emerging economy :The case of South Africa
(United Nations University, 2014)This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement, followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since 1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation ... -
The value components of contract farming in contemporary capitalism
(Wiley, 2018)Contract farming (CF) has generally been understood as, essentially, a market institution—by both (approving) “mainstream” and (critical) “radical” perspectives. Analyses of relations of production have, meanwhile, tended ...