The defetishization thesis claims alternative markets can lead to a more honest, less mystified relationship with food production and, in turn, strengthen civil society. Drawing from Marxian political economic and environmental sociological theory, I make three general claims: (1) capitalism is...

For almost all countries, economic growth is a key national agenda. It is the most powerful instrument for creating jobs and eliminating poverty in developing countries. As Harvard economist Dani Rodrik remarked, nothing has worked better than economic growth historically in enabling societies...

A policy network analysis using a questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the main climate policy actors in South Korea and examine how they form alliances and come into conflict over four major issues. Generally, it was found that governmental organizations are the main actors in the...