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050 0 0 _aHD966
_b.C688 2013
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100 1 _aCotula, Lorenzo,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe great African land grab? :
_bagricultural investments and the global food system /
_cLorenzo Cotula.
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bZed Books :
_bin association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, [and] World Peace Foundation ;
_aNew York :
_bDistributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillian,
_cc2013.
300 _aix, 238 pages :
_b1 map ;
_c20 cm
336 _atext
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520 8 _aLarge-scale land acquisitions have become one of the most talked about and contentious topics amongst those studying, working in or writing about Africa. Some have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts. Lorenzo Cotula casts a critical eye over the most reliable evidence on this hotly contested topic, examining the implications of land deals in Africa both for its people and for world agriculture and food security.
650 0 _aLand tenure
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aLand use, Rural
_zAfrica
_xHistory
_y21st century.
650 0 _aAgriculture and state
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aAgriculture
_xEconomic aspects
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aReal property
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aInvestments, Foreign
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aFood supply
_zAfrica.
650 7 _aLandnahme
_2gnd
650 7 _aAgrobusiness
_2gnd
650 7 _aLebensmittelindustrie
_2gnd
650 7 _aSol, Utilisation agricole du
_zAfrique
_xHistoire.
_2ram
650 7 _aAccaparement des terres
_zAfrique.
_2ram
710 2 _aInternational African Institute.
710 2 _aRoyal African Society.
710 2 _aWorld Peace Foundation.
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