The first collection to explore infectious disease, agriculture, economics, and the nature of
science together Thanks to breakthroughs in production and food science, agribusiness has …

186 Socialism and Democracy understanding the region's class dynamics. In the last two
decades, rapid transformation in the Gulf states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi …

The 'varieties of capitalism'framework represents an influential methodological innovation in
the field of comparative political economy. It seeks to account for enduring spatial variations …

Explores to what extent Africa's" rise" has impacted on development and whether the BRICS
are creating a new version of dependency. Africa is said to be rising, turning a definitive …

The increase in China's economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most
momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War. 1 The People's …

This book is about the role that the media and other forms of communication can play in
improving the conditions of life for the world's poorest people. The scale and depth of world …

This paper examines the political trajectory of agribusiness firms called 'dragon head
enterprises' in China's ongoing agri‐food transformations. It starts from the premise that state …

This book investigates the changing opportunities in higher education for different social
groups during China's transition from the socialist regime to a market economy. The first part …