Fields of Gold - Financing the Global Land Rush

"Over the last decade, the financial sector has suddenly begun investing in farms; Fields of Gold critically examines the history, ideas, and political struggles surrounding this "financialization of farmland"--

List of contents

Introduction

1. Farmland Investment Comes of Age

2. Farmland Values

3. Material Difficulties

4. Foreign Politics

Conclusion

About the author

Madeleine Fairbairn is Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Summary

"Over the last decade, the financial sector has suddenly begun investing in farms; Fields of Gold critically examines the history, ideas, and political struggles surrounding this "financialization of farmland"--

Product details

• Authors: Madeleine Fairbairn
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781501750083
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-5008-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Cornell Series on Land: New Perspectives on Territory, Development, and Environment; Cornell Land: New Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration