Chome, NgalaGonçalves, EuclidesScoones, IanSulle, Emmanuel2020-10-162020-10-162020Chome, 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/10.1080/17531055.2020.17430671753-1063http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5269In 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’enAgrarian changeDevelopment corridorsSmallholdersEastern AfricaCommericalisation of agricultureArticle