Title: Land and power : the growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land

Authors: Zagema, Bertram

Place: Oxford

Publisher: Oxfam GB

Year: 2011

Journal: Oxfam briefing paper

Volume: 151

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: poverty, social justice, governance, foreign investments, land acquisition, uganda, sudan, indonesia, honduras, guatemala

Abstract: This paper looks in detail at 5 land grabs: in Uganda, Indonesia, Guatemala, Honduras, and South Sudan. It seeks to understand their impact on poor people and their communities and to examine the roles played by international investors and home-country governments.

URL: http://landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/paper/pruitt_full_paper.pdf

Document type: Portal