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Fields of Gold: Financing the Global Land Rush by Madeleine Fairbairn (English)
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781501750083
- Type
- NA
- Publication Name
- NA
- ISBN
- 9781501750083
- Book Title
- Fields of Gold : Financing the Global Land Rush
- Book Series
- Cornell Series on Land: New Perspectives on Territory, Development, and Environment Ser.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Science, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Finance / Financial Risk Management, Earth Sciences / Geography, Economics / General
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 234 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
1501750089
ISBN-13
9781501750083
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038593711
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fields of Gold : Financing the Global Land Rush
Number of Pages
234 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Finance / Financial Risk Management, Earth Sciences / Geography, Economics / General
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Science, Business & Economics
Book Series
Cornell Series on Land: New Perspectives on Territory, Development, and Environment Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-058742
Reviews
Fields of Gold is a richly textured portrait of the globalization of land commodification and those agents intimately involved in its speculation., Fairbairn has written a superb and field-defining monograph. Fields of Gold is now the gold standard for scholarship on the financial drivers of transnational farmland investment. To cap off the achievement, Fairbairn writes in a clear and down-to-earth style that demystifies finance jargon and clearly conveys the significance of difficult theory for the lay reader., In Fields of Gold , Madeleine Fairbairn presents a thoughtful, nuanced, and empirically rich account of the transformation of farmland into an increasingly sought-after investment opportunity. This is a very fine book and should be required reading for anyone who wants to better understand the farmland investment phenomenon., Fields of Gold makes important and engaging contributions to debates inside and outside the field of geography., Fields of Gold is now the gold standard for scholarship on the financial drivers of transnational farmland investment. To cap off the achievement, Fairbairn writes in a clear and down-to-earth style that demystifies finance jargon and clearly conveys the significance of difficult theory for the lay reader., Madeleine Fairbairn's Fields of Gold offers careful and important insight into the history, motivations, and impacts of financial capital's recent investments in farmland around the world. Fields of Gold makes important and engaging contributions to debates inside and outside the field of geography., As federal land policy specialists, we found this book incredibly insightful. The author concisely and clearly explains complicated financial concepts, deftly connecting the machinations of financial actors with their concrete, alarming consequences on the land and within our food system. She connects all this to policy, making the point that public policy is inextricably tied to the financialization of farmland and must be part of addressing this issue moving forward., Fields of Gold makes important and engaging contributions to debates inside and outside the field of geography., Fields of Gold is now the gold standard for scholarship on the financial drivers of transnational farmland investment. To cap off the achievement, Fairbairn writes in a clear and down-to-earth style that demystifies finance jargon and clearly conveys the significance of difficult theory for the lay reader., Fields of Gold is a richly textured portrait of the globalization of land commodification and those agents intimately involved in its speculation.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
333.335
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Farmland Investment Comes of Age 2. Farmland Values 3. Material Difficulties 4. Foreign Politics Conclusion
Synopsis
Fields of Gold critically examines the history, ideas, and political struggles surrounding the financialization of farmland. In particular, Madeleine Fairbairn focuses on developments in two of the most popular investment locations, the US and Brazil, looking at the implications of financiers' acquisition of land and control over resources for rural livelihoods and economic justice. At the heart of Fields of Gold is a tension between efforts to transform farmland into a new financial asset class, and land's physical and social properties, which frequently obstruct that transformation. But what makes the book unique among the growing body of work on the global land grab is Fairbairn's interest in those acquiring land, rather than those affected by land acquisitions. Fairbairn's work sheds ethnographic light on the actors and relationships--from Iowa to Manhattan to São Paulo--that have helped to turn land into an attractive financial asset class. Thanks to generous funding from UC Santa Cruz, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.
LC Classification Number
HD1437.F35 2020
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