The Coming Financial Enclosure of the Commons

Financial speculation in food commodities has become one of the main drivers of food price volatility…the disruptive influence of financial speculation on food markets is only a preview of future crises…
While the impending new wave of financialization is a serious threat, it also opens new opportunities to bridge civil society struggles…

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