Publisher's Synopsis
This collection draws on recent advances in the 'new political economy of agriculture' to analyze the role of the Australasia region in the 'globalization' of agriculture and in the processes of restructuring which have transformed national agri-food systems. The book brings together the work of researchers from Australia and New Zealand, who have analyzed the impact of agricultural transformation at the local, national, regional and the global level. Attention is paid to the insights provided by the analysis of three countries in particular, and the linkages established between them; Australia, where a significant export agri-food sector is increasingly coming under 'foreign' control; New Zealand, where a long period of restructuring has resulted in a profound social change; and Thailand, where a dynamic agri-food sector is providing new insights into the process of globalization and the impacts this is having on agriculture and rural society in the Third World.
