Land grabbing in Africa : the race for Africa's rich farmland / edited by Fassil Demissie.

London : Routledge, 2015.

viii, 143 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

This book provides a critical appraisal of the growing phenomenon of land grabbing in Africa. Far from being a technical issue associated "good governance", the problem of land grabbing by transnational corporation and states is a serious threat for the food security of millions of Africans and is undoubtedly one of the great challenges of our time for development on the continent. The case studies illustrate that African states are also complicit in the massive land grabbing by actively participating in isolated development while excluding the local communities. The case studies reveal key features that characterize how the global land grab plays out in specific localities in Africa.

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Land tenure Africa.
Land use, Rural Africa.
Real property Africa Foreign ownership.
Investments, Foreign Africa.
Food supply Africa.
Utilisation agricole du sol Afrique.
Biens réels Afrique Propriété étrangère.
Investissements étrangers Afrique.
Food supply.
Investments, Foreign.
Land tenure.
Land use, Rural.
Real property Foreign ownership.
Africa.
landbouwgrond
agricultural land
politiek
politics
beleid
policy
plaatselijke bevolking
local population
land
multinationale corporaties
multinational corporations
politieke macht
political power
armoede
poverty
afrika
africa
Social Policy
Sociaal beleid

Demissie, Fassil, editor.
Demissie, Fassil editor.

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