Can the State Foster Food Sovereignty? Insights from the Case of Ecuador

This paper contributes to the discussion on food sovereignty and the state by analysing the case of Ecuador. It presents a theoretical framework and literature review focused on the question of food sovereignty, the state and agrarian political economy. The case study of Ecuador, one of a handful of...

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Published in:	Journal of agrarian change 2016-04, Vol.16 (2), p.183-205
Main Author:	Clark, Patrick
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Agricultural development Agricultural policy Agriculture Analysis campesino movements Case studies Correa Correa, Rafael Development policy Ecuador Food food sovereignty Food supply Government Implementation Literature reviews Neoliberalism Policies Policy implementation Political economy politics public policy Rural areas Rural development Sovereignty State policy Studies the state
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Summary:	This paper contributes to the discussion on food sovereignty and the state by analysing the case of Ecuador. It presents a theoretical framework and literature review focused on the question of food sovereignty, the state and agrarian political economy. The case study of Ecuador, one of a handful of countries that has attempted to institutionalize food sovereignty in state policy, examines the political processes that led to the institutionalization of food sovereignty and the rural development and agricultural policies of the ‘post‐neoliberal’ government of Rafael Correa. The analysis of the Ecuadorian case concludes that the implementation of public policies reflecting food sovereignty principles has largely proven elusive, with the exception of some institutional changes and developments at the local levels of the state.
ISSN:	1471-0358 1471-0366