Agribusiness and large-scale farming: capitalist globalisation in Argentine agriculture

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A tipping point for agricultural expansion? Technological changes and capital accumulation in Argentina's rural sector

“…However, the economic and politic dominance of this agricultural model retains a significant degree of adherence and acceptance. As analysed by Newell () and Gras and Hernández (, ), its hegemony stands on the convergence of the material, institutional, and discursive power held by the coalition of forces represented by agribusiness corporations (large agricultural firms, exporters, input suppliers, and food processors). The technological solutions they propose are part of the construction of the ideological leadership through which this coalition has managed to guide the agrarian development model in Argentina (Gras & Hernández, ).…”

Transversal views on work in agriculture

“…Evolution of the numbers of farmers and salaried employees in France (men and women) and of the ratio wage earners/farmers (1866-2016) (Forget et al, 2019b). complete specific tasks for farmers) was referred to in recent studies such as those by Nye (2018, in this issue), Anzalone and Purseigle (2015), Zhang et al (2017) or Gras and Hernández (2014), which were carried out in the UK, France, China and Argentina, respectively. Outsourcing can cover a large number of tasks, ranging from harvesting and administrative work to integral management and work on arable farms.…”

Neo-Extractivism in Latin America – one side of a new phase of global capitalist dynamics

“…In the mining sector, the importance of transnational corporations increased -in Chile and Peru, for instance while at the same time, the so-called multilatinas, such as the former Brazilian state enterprise Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, graduated to the ranks of the global players. In the agricultural sector, a highly industrialized globalized production system established itself, accompanied by a transformation of the institutions of land use and access distribution, and also of the range of actors; landownership was generally liberalized and transnational corporations from Latin America and the global North became ever more important (Gras and Hernández, 2014). At the same time, these developments aggravated the crisis, as the goal of achieving dynamic development through exports and direct investment was not attained.…”