Large Scale Land Acquisitions

Author : Christophe Gironde,Christophe Golay,Peter Messerli
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004304758

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Large-Scale Land Acquisitions by Christophe Gironde,Christophe Golay,Peter Messerli Pdf

Large-scale land acquisitions, or ‘land grabbing’, has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term ‘land acquisitions’ refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. This book focuses on South-East Asia. A series of thematic and in-depth case studies put ‘land grabbing’ into specific historical and institutional contexts. The volume also offers a human rights analysis of the phenomenon, examining the potential and limits of human rights mechanisms aimed at preventing and mitigating land grabs' negative consequences. Contributors include: Maria Lisa Alano, Ioana Cismas, Olivier De Schutter, Michael Dwyer, Christophe Gironde, Christophe Golay, Andreas Heinimann, Martin Keulertz, Marcel Mazoyer, Peter Messerli, Hafiz Mirza, Vong Nanhthavong, Gerben Nooteboom, Patricia Paramita, Amaury Peeters, Emily Polack, Laurence Roudart, Oliver Schoenweger, Gilda Senties, Sokbunthoeun So, Mohamad Shohibuddin, William Speller, Eckart Woertz, and James Zhan.

Author : Christophe Gironde,Christophe Golay,Peter Messerli
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004304746

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Large-Scale Land Acquisitions by Christophe Gironde,Christophe Golay,Peter Messerli Pdf

Large-scale land acquisitions, or 'land grabbing', has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term 'land acquisitions' refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. Focusing on South-East Asia, this book presents a series of thematic papers and detailed case studies to put this phenomenon into specific historical and institutional contexts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004252646

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Africa for Sale? by Anonim Pdf

The past several decades have witnessed a rise in foreign and domestic investments in Africa’s arable land. While such land projects are currently the focus of widespread media and scholarly interest, the role of the state in driving, negotiating and facilitating these acquisitions deserves closer attention. This book analyzes how state land policies, stakeholder interactions and privatization schemes interact to facilitate large-scale land acquisitions. It includes a study of the various forms of state intervention, the influence of foreign agencies, governments and private entities, and a look at how states interact with local populations. The inclusion of case studies in settings throughout the African continent should attract the interest of both an academic and non-academic readership.

Author : Laura German,George Schoneveld,Esther Mwangi
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786028693646

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Contemporary processes of largescale land acquisition by investors: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa by Laura German,George Schoneveld,Esther Mwangi Pdf

Rapid growth of emerging economies, emerging interest in biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels and recent volatility in commodity prices have led to a marked increase in the pace and scale of foreign and domestic investment in landbased enterprises in the global South. Emerging evidence of the negative social and environmental effects of these large-scale land transfers and growing concern from civil society have placed ‘global land grabs’ firmly on the map of global land use change and public discourse. Yet what are the processes involved in these large-scale land transfers? This paper provides a comparative analysis of legal and institutional frameworks and actual practices associated with large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Drawing on policy documents, interviews with government officials from diverse sectors and discussions with customary leaders and affected communities, we explore some of the deficiencies in legislation and practice which currently undermine the ability to safeguard customary rights in the context of large-scale land acquisition.

Author : Mr.Rabah Arezki,Mr.Klaus W. Deininger,Mr.Harris Selod
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781463923334

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What Drives the Global Land Rush? by Mr.Rabah Arezki,Mr.Klaus W. Deininger,Mr.Harris Selod Pdf

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as well as indicators of land rights security. Results confirm the central role of agro-ecological potential as a pull factor. In contrast to the literature on foreign investment in general, the quality of the business climate is insignificant whereas weak land governance and tenure security for current users make countries more attractive for investors. Implications for policy are discussed.

Author : Osabuohien, Evans
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466674066

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Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions by Osabuohien, Evans Pdf

Several studies have investigated the impetus and implications behind large-scale land acquisitions/deals at the global level; however, intranational factors within communities and societies have not received much attention from researchers. The Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions examines the economic, sociological, and environmental issues surrounding land transactions and the impact these deals may have on local households and communities. Focusing on international issues as well as domestic concerns, this publication is a useful reference for policymakers, academics, researchers, and advanced-level students in various disciplines.

Author : Abubakari Ahmed,Alexandros Gasparatos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000431209

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Political Ecology of Industrial Crops by Abubakari Ahmed,Alexandros Gasparatos Pdf

This book employs a political ecology lens to unravel how industrial crops catalyse ecological, agrarian, socioeconomic, and institutional transformation. Using the conceptual tools and perspectives of political ecology, namely multi-scalar analysis and attention to marginalisation, social difference, and discourses and narratives, this volume provides a critical and comprehensive assessment of the transformative power of industrial cropping systems. It presents a truly international overview by drawing on a range of case studies from the global South, including soybeans in South America, cashew nuts in Guinea Bissau, cotton in India, maize in China, jatropha in Ghana, sugarcane in Peru and Eswatini, and oil palm in Ghana and Peru. The unique case studies are put into perspective with chapters introducing the key concepts of political ecology and critical dimensions of industrial cropping systems related to large-scale land acquisitions, land grabbing, and marginal land. The individual chapters employ different approaches all rooted in political ecology, thus offering a rich overview of how the field engages with such cropping systems. Overall, this volume contains valuable propositions for improving current policies and practices in industrial crop settings in both developed and developing countries. Through its comprehensive and interdisciplinary outlook, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of political ecology, agrarian studies, development studies, and ecological economics.

Author : Annelies Zoomers,Mayke Kaag
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780328966

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The Global Land Grab by Annelies Zoomers,Mayke Kaag Pdf

The last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing - the large-scale acquisition of land in the global South. It is a phenomenon against which locals seem defenceless, and one about which multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, as well as civil-society organizations and action NGOs have become increasingly vocal. This in-depth and empirically diverse volume - taking in case studies from across Africa, Asia and Latin America - takes a step back from the hype to explore a number of key questions: Does the 'global land grab' actually exist? If so, what is new about it? And what, beyond the immediately visible dynamics and practices, are the real problems? A comprehensive and much-needed intervention on one of the most hotly contested but little-understood issues facing countries of the South today.

Author : Lorenzo Cotula
Publisher : IIED
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Eminent domain
ISBN : 9781843697411

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Land Grab Or Development Opportunity? by Lorenzo Cotula Pdf

Author : Ruth Hall,Ian Scoones,Dzodzi Tsikata
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847011305

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Africa's Land Rush by Ruth Hall,Ian Scoones,Dzodzi Tsikata Pdf

Interrogates the narratives of land grabbing and agricultural investment through detailed local studies that illuminate how these are experienced on the ground and the implications for Africa's land and agricultural economy.

Author : Lorenzo Cotula
Publisher : IIED
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843698043

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Land Deals in Africa by Lorenzo Cotula Pdf

"This report was prepared for 'Legal tools for citizen empowerment, ' a programme steered by the International Institute for Environment and Development"--Page iii.

Author : Olúfhemi O. Táíwò
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9780197508893

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Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfhemi O. Táíwò Pdf

"Christopher Columbus' voyage changed the world forever because the era of racial slavery and colonialism that it started built the world in the first place. The irreversible environmental damage of history's first planet-sized political and economic system is responsible for our present climate crisis. Reparations calls for us to make the world over again: this time, justly. The project of reparations and racial justice in the 21st century must take climate justice head on. The book develops arguments about the role of racial capitalism in global politics, addresses other views of reparations, and summarizes perspectives on environmental racism"--

Author : Sanjoy Chakravorty,Amitendu Palit
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199097678

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Seeking Middle Ground by Sanjoy Chakravorty,Amitendu Palit Pdf

Land is a subject of great conflict and debate in India. Over the last decade, it has influenced electoral verdicts and political fortunes and remains one of the most persistent challenges facing the nation. This book argues that the focus on politics and land acquisition has deflected attention from the possibilities of market-oriented approaches that are becoming relevant because of booming, but diverse, land markets. It aims to nudge the discussion towards a better understanding of the complementary strengths of state- and market-led approaches to the many problems of land in rural and urban India. Featuring original essays from leading analysts, this book examines the agrarian crisis and urbanization, laws and policies, displacement and compensation, factories and housing, cooperation and conflict, and other vital issues affecting land at the regional and national level. These multiple lines of enquiry make this book a critical and objective commentary on contemporary India and its ongoing economic, socio-political, and legal struggles with land.

Author : Wendy Wolford,Saturnino M. Borras, Jr.,Ruth Hall,Ian Scoones,Ben White
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118688243

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Governing Global Land Deals by Wendy Wolford,Saturnino M. Borras, Jr.,Ruth Hall,Ian Scoones,Ben White Pdf

This collection of essays in Governing Global Land Deals provides new empirical and theoretical analyses of the relationships between global land grabs and processes of government and governance. Reframes debates on global land grabs by focusing on the relationship between large-scale land deals and processes of governance Offers new theoretical insights into the different forms and effects of global land acquisitions Illuminates both the micro-processes of transaction and expropriation, as well as the broader structural forces at play in global land deals Provides new empirical data on the different actors involved in contemporary land deals occurring across the globe and focuses on the specific institutional, political, and economic contexts in which they are acting

Author : Giulia Barbanente
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783658299644

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The Relation between Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Rural Households by Giulia Barbanente Pdf

Giulia Barbanente investigates the impact of large-scale foreign land acquisitions (LSLAs) on rural households in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Given the scale of LSLAs happening in developing countries, there is urgent need to objectively assess whether risks for smallholders are balanced by positive economic outcomes. The author considers four key pathways of influence of LSLAs on rural households: access to land, returns to land, returns to labor and price of agricultural goods. The four pathways are tested on the background of Ethiopia’s and Tanzania’s land tenure systems, which are strikingly different. The evidence shows several elements of similarity in the reported effect of LSLAs on the defined indicators of households’ welfare in the two countries.