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Hegemony, Technological Innovation and Corporate Identities: 50 Years of Agricultural Revolutions in Argentina

Carla Gras, Valéria Hernández · 2016 · Journal of Agrarian Change

Summary. Argentine agriculture experienced two major technological shifts since the mid-1960s: the Green Revolution and the Agribusiness Paradigm. Each period was led by a different agrarian elite that framed technological adoption as essential for agricultural survival. The paper shows how agrarian leaders used technological innovation as ideology to gain political influence, with each era linking specific technologies, business models, and government policies to construct and maintain their power over agricultural development.

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Gras, C., & Hernández, V.. (2016). Hegemony, Technological Innovation and Corporate Identities: 50 Years of Agricultural Revolutions in Argentina. Journal of Agrarian Change. https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.12162

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DOI
10.1111/joac.12162
Countries
Argentina
Regions
South America
Categories
agtech, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28