Extractivisms, existences and extinctions -- The political economy of existences and extractivisms -- Four key questions for the study of existences : the agroextractivist monocultures in Mato Grosso -- Conclusions: Global extractivisms, the world-ecology and existential redistributions.

An issue when seeking to identify rotation choice is persistence in yield-enhancement and input-saving carry-over effects. Focusing on carry-over length and the monoculture decision, we use quasi-convexity of choice functions to develop price-independent and price-dependent principles concerning...

This paper deals with some major economic issues concerning the Pacific plant kava, known in Fiji as yaqona. The plant is the source of the cerebral depressant beverage found throughout many of the Pacific Islands, which besides its daily use plays an important ceremonial and social role in the...