Business Power in Agriculture Value Chains

Anglický jazyk

Business Power in Agriculture Value Chains

Vydavateľstvo: Springer
Rok vydania: 2026
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 216 x 153 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9783032065889

This book examines how multinational agribusiness companies shape the regulation of agricultural value chains in Latin America. Focusing on Argentina—one of the world’s largest agricultural exporters—it analyzes distributive conflicts... Viac o knihe

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The book argues that trading and input MNCs exercise structural power that constrains governments’ policy options and channels rents toward foreign rather than domestic actors. Departing from conventional accounts that emphasize the threat of disinvestment or exit, it shows that agribusiness power rests instead on control over access to technology and international markets—resources that farmers depend on for productivity and that states require for growth.

Set against the backdrop of the 2000s commodity boom, the book contributes to broader debates on the political economy of natural resource industries and the relationship between left-of-center governments and economic elites. Its analysis draws on more than fifty interviews with policymakers, business leaders, and association representatives in Argentina.

Juan O’Farrell is a researcher and professor specializing in the comparative political economy of development in Latin America. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and a degree in Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina), as well as a Master’s in Governance and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex (UK). His research focuses on business politics, agriculture, technology, and strategies for productive development.