The political economy of the agri-food system in Thailand : hegemony, counter-hegemony, and co-optation of oppositions / Prapimphan Chiengkul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prapimphan Chiengkul, author.

Series:

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90.

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and politics--Thailand.

Agriculture and politics.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Thailand.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Social movements--Political aspects.

Social movements.

Economic development--Political aspects.

Land reform.

Sustainable agriculture.

Food industry and trade--Political aspects.

Food industry and trade.

Thailand.

Food industry and trade--Political aspects--Thailand.

Sustainable agriculture--Thailand.

Land reform--Thailand.

Economic development--Political aspects--Thailand.

Economic development.

Social movements--Political aspects--Thailand.

Physical Description:

x, 216 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

"The mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic forces, and is currently sustained through hegemonic agri-food production-distribution, governance structures and ideational order. However, sustainable agriculture and land reform movements have to certain extents managed to offer alternatives. This book adopts a neo-Marxist and Gramscian approach to studying the political economy of the agricultural and food system in Thailand (1990-2014). The author argues that hegemonic forces have many measures to co-opt dissent into hegemonic structures, and that counter-hegemony should be seen as an ongoing process over a long period of time where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces, constrained by political economic structural conditions, may at times retain some hegemonic elements. Contrary to what some academic studies suggest, this book shows that localist-inspired social movements in Thailand are not insular and anti-globalisation. Instead, they are selective in fostering collaborations and globalisation based on values such as sustainability, fairness and partnership. Providing new perspectives on polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic movements, the book points to the importance of analysing social movements in relation to established political authority"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An overview of the political economy of the agri-food system in Thailand

Dynamics of the global capitalist agri-food system

Hegemony in the agri-food system in Thailand

Counter-hegemony and co-optation of oppositions in the agri-food system in Thailand

The sustainable agriculture movement in Thailand

The land reform movement in Thailand

Conclusion and reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138288416

1138288411

OCLC:

964065758