Title:
'Land grabs' in Africa : can the deals work for development
Authors:
Cotula, Lorenzo and Vermeulen, Sonja
Place:
London
Publisher:
International institute for environment and development (IIED)
Year:
2009
Journal:
IIED briefing
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
land tenure, agricultural land, rural development, foreign investments, africa, ethiopia, madagascar, mali, ghana
Abstract:
\\sl241\\slmult0The paper looks at the recent wave of large-scale land acquisitions in poorer countries which has sparked a major debate. It analyzes how these investments can either create new opportunities to improve local living standards, or further marginalize the poor.
URL:
http://pubs.iied.org/07757F85-9054-41DE-8AB3-C9E514FFF977/ForceRequestingFullContent/07757F85-9054-41DE-8AB3-C9E514FFF977/pdfs/17069IIED.pdf
Document type:
Other