A economia política do desenvolvimento rural na China: da questão agrária à questão agroalimentar // The political economy of rural development in China: from the agrarian to the agri-food question
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China, acumulação de capital, reprodução social, poder político, regimes alimentares // China, capital accumulation, social reproduction, political power, food regimesAbstract
Resumo: Este artigo analisa a economia política do desenvolvimento rural na China e suas implicações globais de longo alcance. O argumento é que as recentes dinâmicas de desenvolvimento rural na China buscam responder a um conjunto de desafios desencadeados pelo deslocamento da “questão agrária” clássica para a “questão agroalimentar” contemporânea. A nova questão agroalimentar abarca três grandes problemáticas: acumulação de capital, reprodução social e poder político. A pesquisa recorre à bibliografia especializada, estatísticas oficiais e observações de campo. A análise da questão agroalimentar mostra-se bastante fértil para explicar o lugar da China na dinâmica do regime alimentar internacional contemporâneo e para examinar os rumos da sua atual formação econômico-social.
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Abstract: This article analyses the political economy of rural development in China and its far-reaching global implications. The argument is that the recent dynamics of rural development in China seek to respond to a set of challenges triggered by the shift from the classic “agrarian question” to the contemporary “agri-food question.” The new agri-food question encompasses three major problematics: capital accumulation, social reproduction, and political power. The research draws on specialized bibliography, official statistics, and fieldwork observations. The analysis of the agri-food question proves to be quite fertile to explain China’s place in the dynamics of the contemporary international food regime and to examine the direction of its current socio-economic formation.
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