Commercial land deals and the interactions between investors and local people: Evidence from western Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.019
Abstract: The current study explores transnational land deals from a regional perspective and investigates investor-local people interactions and the factors that underpin them. Empirical analysis utilizes survey data from the Benishangul-Gumuz region, a topographically low-lying region… read more here.
Keywords: local people; commercial land; land; investor local ... See more keywords
Land deals, and how not all states react the same: Zambia and the Chinese request
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2019.1614551
Abstract: The global land rush has drawn new attention to the African state. Governments have generally been accused of brokering deals that are assumed to negatively affect local people. This framing contri... read more here.
Keywords: zambia chinese; deals states; chinese request; react zambia ... See more keywords
Land Deals, Wage Labour, and Everyday Politics
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DOI: 10.3390/land8060094
Abstract: This article explores the question of political struggles for inclusion on an oil palm land deal in Ghana. It examines the employment dynamics and the everyday politics of rural wage workers on a transnational oil… read more here.
Keywords: land deals; deals wage; everyday politics;