Re: imperialism and poverty

At 11:26 AM 7/18/00 -0500, you wrote:

>Thanks to all who wrote with bibliographical suggestions.  The most 
>useful thing I have found so far is Andre Gunder Frank's chapter in 
>Crisis in the Third World about agribusiness--he points out how growing 
>productivity in agriculture is often associatiated with increased 
>poverty. The only problem is that this was published in 1980 and his 
>sources were from the 70s.  Does anyone know a more up to date 
>discussiion of how the growing influence of capitalist agriculture in the 
>world is excerbating rural poverty? My sense of it is that in countries 
>such as Mexico more land is coming under the control of major food 
>conglomerates, undermining the position of traditional farmers, forceing 
>them into the rural or urban or immigrating proletariat and extending 
>their poverty. But recent case studies and analysis that make this 
>argument in detail would be helpful, and I do not have them yet. So I am 
>still looking for help.
>
>Paul
>
>


_World Development_'s Nov. 1994 issue might be of some assistance to you.
That issue contained a special section on primary commodities and
development.  I don't know if the articles will discuss the organization of
global commodity markets in sufficient detail for your purposes, though.
You might also check out issues of Environment and Planning A from 1988 to
1991.  Here also are some book reviews that might assist you.

Book Notes -- A Guide to Primary Commodities in the World Economy by Marian
Radetzki Gilbert, Christopher L The Economic Journal p. 1433 Dec 1990 

Book notes -- The Economics of Primary Commodities: Models, Analysis and
Policy edited by David Sapsford and Wyn Morgan Duncan, Ron The Economic
Journal p. 1718 Nov 1995. 

Reviews -- The Economics of Primary Commodities edited by David Sapsford
and Wyn Morgan Posselt, Thorsten Kyklos p. 459-460 1995 

Book reviews -- The Economics of Primary Commodities: Models, Analysis and
Policy edited by David Sapsford and Wyn Morgan Gilbert, Christopher L The
Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies p. 338-339 Sep 1995  


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