The Global Land Grab

Beyond the Hype

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Science & Nature, Science, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book The Global Land Grab by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag, Zed Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Zed Books

Cover of the book Feminist Futures by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Living Silence in Burma by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book The Middle East by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Bipolar Orders by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Communication for Another Development by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book The Great African Land Grab? by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book A Radical History of Development Studies by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Living Longer by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Peace and Conflict in Africa by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Confessions of a Terrorist by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Marikana by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book God Dies by the Nile and Other Novels by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Its Only Blood by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book Dissident Marxism by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
Cover of the book The Social Economy by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy