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Large-scale land deals and social conflict : evidence and policy implications
Juan, Alexander de; Geissel, Daniel; Lay, Jann; … - German Institute for Global and Area Studies - 2022
How do large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) increase the risk of conflict, and what kind of policies can mitigate this effect? We address these questions with a systematic and policyoriented synthesis of prior research. First, we suggest a simple conceptual framework linking LSLAs to social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191117
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Land grabbing and ethnic conflict
Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2016
We study the effect of large-scale land acquisitions on the risk of ethnic tensions for a sample of 133 countries for the 2000-2012 period. Running a series of fractional response models, we find that more land grabbing activity is associated with a higher risk of ethnic tensions, indicating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509451
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Land grabbing and ethnic conflict
Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2016
We study the effect of large-scale land acquisitions on the risk of ethnic tensions for a sample of 133 countries for the 2000-2012 period. Running a series of fractional response models, we find that more land grabbing activity is associated with a higher risk of ethnic tensions, indicating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011498912
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Struggling for land access : the success and failure of social movement actors' framing strategies in conflicts over large-scale land transformations
Prause, Louisa - 2016
Struggles over meaning construction are an essential part of conflicts over large-scale land transformations. To advance the land access claims of local communities, social movement actors engage in specific framing strategies to mobilize resources and support. This article explores how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012015824
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Impacts of COVID-19 and desert locusts on smallholder farmers food systems and value chains in Kenya : report two, period: September - November 2020
Odhiambo, Kenneth Otieno; Lewis, J.; Tefera, N.; Thomas, A. - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012886521
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Impacts of COVID-19 and desert locusts on smallholder farmers food systems and value chains in Kenya : reporting period: March - August 2020
Odhiambo, Kenneth Otieno; Lewis, J.; Tefera, N.; Thomas, A. - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2021
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Formal designation of Brazilian indigenous lands linked to small but consistent reductions in deforestation
West, Thales A. P. - In: Ecological economics 218 (2024), pp. 1-9
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Socio-political economy and dynamics of government-driven land grabbing in Nigeria since 2000
Odoemene, Akachi - 2015
Large-scale agricultural land investment (LALI) has been widespread across Africa over the past decade. In Nigeria … reanimate the agricultural sector. This paper examines the nature and dynamics of government-led land acquisitions in Nigeria … LALI is not a "land grab". The (re)emergence and intensification of land acquisition trends in Nigeria are explained as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288548
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The Columbian Exchange and Conflict in Asia
Dincecco, Mark; Fenske, James; Menon, Anil - 2021
We study the impact of a major permanent productivity shock -- the introduction of New World crops after 1500 -- on violent conflict in Asia. Using difference in difference and event study frameworks, we show that greater caloric suitability due to the Columbian Exchange increased conflict in...
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