The political economy of sugar in Southern Africa - Introduction

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 447-470

  Dubb, Alex ^a   Scoones, Ian ^b   Woodhouse, Philip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; CROP PRODUCTION; INVESTMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SUGAR CANE;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84987879661     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2016.1214020     Document Type: Article

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