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Examining land rental markets' linkages to land and water control in Colombia's irrigation megaprojects: integrating the political economy of agrarian change and the political ecology of vulnerability.

Authors :
Baumann, Megan Dwyer
Source :
Journal of Peasant Studies; Nov2023, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p1975-2001, 27p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Land rental markets often accompany irrigation infrastructure development as water availability revalorizes land. Agrarian change scholars critique land rental markets for contributing to capital accumulation. To date, however, this approach has not incorporated the roles of environmental changes induced by irrigation, corresponding social-ecological interactions, and political ecologies of vulnerability. Based on 12 months of research in Colombia's most expensive land rental market spanning two irrigation megaprojects, this paper demonstrates how land rental markets compound environmental stresses to exclude producers from land- and water-based agricultural livelihoods. The research additionally advances debates of land control, capital's mobility, and Andean water infrastructure development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03066150
Volume :
50
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Peasant Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
169922694
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2022.2082961