The Globalisation and Liberalisation of Asian Labour Markets

When Food is Finance: Seeking Global Justice for Migrant Workers

“…In both industrialized and developing countries, agribusinesses coordinate webs of subcontractors -smallholders, logistical intermediaries, research laboratories, financial subsidiaries -in order to exploit existing markets and create new ones in areas that are still reliant on local farms. Neoliberal policies have deregulated marketing boards, abolished rural assistance schemes and eliminated price supports, while speculation in land and water rights have become critical sources of accumulation, driving up costs (Rosewarne, 2019). In global markets, transnational supermarket chains and fast-food outlets demand low prices that only producers operating at greater economies of scale can deliver at a profit.…”

Sticky places for regional immigrant settlement: A literature review

“…In the Australian context, the impact of this shift has prompted a changing landscape in rural and regional Australia through a reorientation of policies toward economic liberalisation and deregulation, supported by all Australian state governments triggering social, economic and environmental decline (Tonts & Haslam‐McKenzie, 2005; Walsh, 2018). Structural changes in the Australian economy encouraged greater engagement in global markets, prompting considerable restructuring of regional‐rural industries (Rosewarne, 2019), enabled by large‐scale technological changes (Walsh, 2018). Centralisation and rationalisation of services by governments aligned with neoliberal policies impacted smaller communities with cuts in service provision and infrastructure maintenance (Haslam‐McKenzie, 2019), exacerbating decline in many regional communities.…”