‘Demonstration fields’, anticipation, and contestation: agrarian change and the political economy of development corridors in Eastern Africa
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Date
2020
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
In much of Eastern Africa, the last decade has seen a renewed interest in spatial development plans that link mineral exploitation, transport infrastructure and agricultural commercialisation. While these development corridors have yielded complex results – even in cases where significant investments are yet to happen – much of the existing analysis continues to focus on economic and implementation questions, where failures are attributed to inappropriate incentives or lack of ‘political will’
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Agrarian change, Development corridors, Smallholders, Eastern Africa, Commericalisation of agriculture
Citation
Chome, N . et al . (2020) . ‘Demonstration fields’, anticipation, and contestation: agrarian change and the political economy of development corridors in Eastern Africa. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 14(2), 291-309. Doi : https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2020.1743067