| The Global Land Grab: Beyond the Hype Contributor(s): Zoomers, Annelies (Author), Kaag, Mayke (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780328958 ISBN-13: 9781780328959 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 333.731 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
