By Thiago Lima The New York Times warning that the main tragedy of coronavirus in Brazil could occur in its slums became widely known, since it is practically impossible to enforce social isolation and hygiene measures as recommended by the World Health Organization in these areas. In order to deal with this specific crisis, which

Paris Yeros & Praveen Jha Tradução por Kenia Cardoso Resumo: Este artigo celebra a obra de Samir Amin por avançar a análise sobre a longa crise do capitalismo monopolista. A análise apresentada confronta teorias reducionistas e a-históricas da crise para compreender a natureza do presente como crise sistêmica terminal, crise essa que tem evoluído durante

Coronavirus, Lockdown and Alternative Dinesh Abrol Introduction After the completion of forty (40) days of lockdown on the morning of May 5, 2020 the emerging COVID-19 situation due to mismanagement by the Modi government is becoming a cause for concern on several counts for everyone[1]. Today is the second day of lockdown 3.0 that is

Thiago Lima, Atos Dias, Igor Palma, Igor Palma  & Lucas Amorim As in historical times, the catastrophe that unfolds with the outbreak of a pandemic such as the COVID-19 has a great propensity of triggering   isolationism, protectionism and unilateralism while at the same time threatening the stability of the International System. It is with this

Homenagem a Samir Amin: O retorno do fascismo e o desafio da desconexão “Tradução por Kenia Cardoso” Edição especial, Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2020 Esta edição especial é uma homenagem a Samin Amin, que nos deixou em agosto de 2018. Amin foi um querido amigo, professor inspirador e companheiro

Tribute to Samir Amin: The Return of Fascism and the Challenge of Delinking This special issue is a tribute to Samir Amin, who left us in August 2018. Amin was a dear friend, inspiring teacher, and comrade who was on the frontlines of the most decisive political and ideological battles of our times. Born in

Late Neo-colonialism: Monopoly Capitalism in Permanent Crisis[1]   By Paris Yeros and Praveen Jha Forthcoming in Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2020, Special Issue, ‘Tribute to Samir Amin: The Return of Fascism and the Challenge of Delinking’. Abstract: This article celebrates the lifelong contribution of Samir Amin by advancing the

  Entretien avec Max Ajl This interview was conducted by Selim Nadi and originally appeared in Contretemps in French. You work mainly on agrarian political economy and your PhD is on Tunisian state agriculture development policy in the post-1980s period. But let’s go back to the Tunisian independence period: to what extent was the issue

Freedom Mazwi and George T. Mudimu Introduction Indeed the Fast Track Land Reform Program (FTRLP) foregrounded many patterns, at the same time calling for improved and more reality oriented heuristics. Thus, prompting the rise of various models and conceptualisations as researchers and policy makers grappled to have a better understanding of the emergent reality. In

By Boaventura Monjane After ten years of the liberation war against the Portuguese colonial regime, Mozambique ended the colonial system of land tenure, access and management, and nationalised all land. The Mozambique Liberation Front, Frelimo, introduced a socialist economy, based on the nationalisation of industry, state-controlled land reform, and a heavily supported social sector, including