The Global Land Grab
Beyond the Hype
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Science & Nature, Science, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag | ISBN: | 9781780328973 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books | Publication: | February 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag |
| ISBN: | 9781780328973 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books |
| Publication: | February 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
