Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Focus on South-East Asia
Large-scale land acquisitions, or ‘land grabbing’, has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term ‘land acquisitions’ refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. Thi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, Netherlands :
Koninklijke Brill NV
2016.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | International development policy ;
Volume 6. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432595306719 |
| Sumario: | Large-scale land acquisitions, or ‘land grabbing’, has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term ‘land acquisitions’ refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. This book focuses on South-East Asia. A series of thematic and in-depth case studies put ‘land grabbing’ into specific historical and institutional contexts. The volume also offers a human rights analysis of the phenomenon, examining the potential and limits of human rights mechanisms aimed at preventing and mitigating land grabs' negative consequences. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004304758 |
