Farming for Profit in a Hungry World: Capital and the Crisis in AgricultureThe myth of agricultural efficiency; Developing agriculture for profit; Capital conquers the countryside; The global domain of capital; Myth and economics. |
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Prologue | 3 |
Energy Efficiency | 11 |
DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE FOR PROFIT | 19 |
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