"Over the last decade, the financial sector has suddenly begun investing in farms; Fields of Gold critically examines the history, ideas, and political struggles surrounding this "financialization of farmland"."

The question posed in this article is why do land reform policies aiming at equity regularly result in inequitable outcomes? The question is examined in relation to the new land reform policy in South Africa (DLA, 1997), and with emphasis on the commitment to gender equity contained in this...

How relevant are the classic theories of agrarian change in the contemporary context? This volume explores this question by focusing upon the defining features of agrarian transformation in the 21st century: the financialization of food and agriculture, the blurring of rural and urban...

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, a groundbreaking book authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts, incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in children's lives and development. It condemns the exploitation and abuse of child workers and...