Interrogating the Advance of Agribusiness in the Amazon: Production, Rent and Politics

The political-economy of the agriculture frontier in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, in the southern sections of the Amazon Region, is analysed in order to question the productivist argument commonly presented by the agribusiness sector. The assessment makes use of the category of rent consid...

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Main Author: Antonio Ioris
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) 2018-03-01
Series:Revista NERA
Online Access:http://revista.fct.unesp.br/index.php/nera/article/view/5682/4261