ABSTRACT
This chapter is the conclusion of this book. It answers the central research question raised in the Chapter 1. It argues that the rise of the ITP sector emerged under particular economic, political, and social conditions worldwide and in China, while the contours and trajectories of the ITP sector are (re)shaping and are (re)shaped by the land, labour, and livelihood conditions in Southern China in a dynamic and relational way. Moreover, this chapter summarizes the complicated trajectory of this crop boom, including the dynamics of land, labour, and villagers’ livelihoods, and the mechanism of accumulation during the inclusion/exclusion process. In addition, this chapter also highlights this book’s main theoretical contributions to global land politics, namely, the nature and the key analytical points of land grabbing and a useful frame to understand the diverse political reactions from below.
