Title: Land rights and the rush for land : findings of the Global commercial pressures on land research project

Authors: Anseeuw, Ward and Bending, Tim and Wilson, David and Domenico, Aldo di

Place: Rome

Publisher: International land coalition (ILC)

Year: cop. 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: poverty, land rights, governance, social ethics, food security, land acquisition

Abstract: The characteristics, drivers and impacts and trends of rapidly increasing commercial pressures on land are examined. One of the conclusions is that the poor are bearing disproportionate costs, but reaping few benefits, because of poor governance.

URL: http://www.landcoalition.org/cpl/CPL-synthesis-report

Document type: Portal