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ItemCuba under Raul Castro: Assessing the Reforms(Wiley, 2018-01-01)
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ItemState-Society Trust in Sino-Brazilian Agriculture(Springer, 2015)As Chinese cities edge toward projections of one billion residents by 2025, they are generating unprecedented demand for food. Ambitions to meet this demand with domestic production are still far from reality, prompting Chinese agriculture enterprises to buy and invest overseas. This article examines the consequences for Brazil, which in 2013 provided 45 % of China’s soybean imports. It finds that diverging traditions of state-society trust have provoked Brazilian uncertainties about the objectives and management practices of investing Chinese actors. It concludes that successful “South-South” relations between China and Brazil will require fresh approaches to trust between state and society that break with previous development theory and practice.
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ItemBuilding Sustainable Food Systems in the Asian Century: A Matter of Tradition(Latin American Studies Association, 2021)
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ItemStrengthening Brazil’s food system: can China’s Belt and Road help?(Routledge, 2021-05-31)The chapter discusses theories and frames debates on BRI focusing on its internal logics, external drivers, and controversy that inform the central propositions in this book raised in Chapter 1 where the case chapters provide empirical support. It delves into and speculates questions for future of globalisation and global economic development catalysed by BRI, neoliberalism and the developmental state. The chapter provides insights from the developed and developing countries’ perspectives, observing that both convergence and divergence of ideas and interests co-exist, reflecting the complexity in global trade, capital movement, income distribution and economic development.
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ItemCuba-China relations and the construction of socialism(Lexington Books, 2021-01-05)
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ItemOpportunities to advance food gardening in Melbourne: Findings from the 2020 National Pandemic Gardening Survey(SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network, 2021-04-01)
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Item2021 in Review: Raúl Castro steps down from Cuba's Communist Party(Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2021-04-16)Raúl Castro resigned as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. This changing of the guard is provoking local and global reflection on his performance and how it has positioned Cuba for the future.
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ItemWho is Nature: Ancient Traditions Meet Virtual Reality(Latin Stories Australia, 2020-12-15)To investigate the nexus of humanity and nature, in 2019 I visited sacred sites introduced by community elders in Mexico, Cuba, and Australia. Their responses to my question, “what does nature mean to you?” revealed a holistic vision: nature is not a resource to be extracted but a living entity to engage in a relationship. At least as complex as any human being or sentient entity, nature is not a “what” but a “who.”
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Item"Who is Nature?"(The University of Melbourne, 2020-12-04)The urgent need for environmental action is generating new forms of human interaction with nature. Among these is a growing awareness that First Nation communities around the world have already developed sophisticated mechanisms of ‘give-and-take’ with lakes, plants, landscapes, and other natural phenomena.
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ItemBuilding knowledge in urban agriculture: the challenges of local food production in Sao Paulo and Melbourne(SPRINGER, 2021-02)Urban environments face multiple burdens and significant challenges related to food safety and sustainable agriculture. Urban agriculture remains fragmented and incipient in many cities worldwide. In their efforts to ensure sustainable urban food systems and provide public access to affordable and quality food, city governments must identify and pursue emerging opportunities. This study analyzed how São Paulo and Melbourne are working to overcome the related challenges.