Ben M. McKay

Ben M. McKay is an assistant professor of development and sustainability studies at the University of Calgary.

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  • The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

    Lessons From Bolivia

    By Ben M. McKay     July 2020

    The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism analyzes how the Bolivian countryside is transformed by the development and expansion of the soy complex and reveals the extractive dynamics of capitalist industrial agriculture, while also challenging dominant discourses legitimating this model as a means to achieve inclusive and sustainable rural development.