Title: Land acquisitions in Tanzania : strong sustainability, weak sustainability and the importance of comparative methods : paper

Authors: Purdon, Mark

Place: [Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank]

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: compensation, small farms, land use, sustainable development, foreign investments, land acquisition, tanzania

Abstract: This analysis of large-scale land acquisitions in Tanzania shows that much of the controversy involves issues of weak sustainability - particularly levels of compensation to local villagers - rather than issues of strong sustainability such as food security, biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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

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