Efficiency

The concept of efficiency, perhaps more than any other, provides an underlying logic to social, political, and economic formations in North America. But it is arguably the term's misuse, rather than its true definition as a ratio of effort and investment to yield, that drives the current neolib...

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Published in:Journal for the anthropology of North America 2019-10, Vol.22 (2), p.100-102
Main Author: Gálvez, Alyshia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Corn
Free trade
Mexico
NAFTA
Neoliberalism
North American Free Trade Agreement
Rural areas
Rural communities
Trade policy
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
USMCA
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Summary:The concept of efficiency, perhaps more than any other, provides an underlying logic to social, political, and economic formations in North America. But it is arguably the term's misuse, rather than its true definition as a ratio of effort and investment to yield, that drives the current neoliberal policy landscape under the US‐Mexico‐Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement). This essay draws on the example of corn to show how other productive arrangements reflect alternative rural and indigenous measures of worth.
ISSN:2475-5389
2475-5389
DOI:10.1002/nad.12096