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Industrial tree plantations and the land rush in China : implications for global land grabbing
Xu, Yunan - 2020
China. In the past two decades, the industrial tree plantation sector has been expanding rapidly in China, especially in … biggest sectors in the current rush for land. Filling this lacuna, this book also reveals that while China has traditionally … the book highlights how large-scale foreign land deals can also take place in traditional 'grabber' countries like China …
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Socio-environmental conflicts and land governance : a study of Chinese infrastructure investments in Argentina
Mora, Sol - In: Review of international political economy 30 (2023) 6, pp. 2035-2051
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The land grabbers : the new fight over who owns the earth
Pearce, Fred - 2012
An unprecedented land grab is taking place around the world. Fearing future food shortages or eager to profit from them, the world`s wealthiest and most acquisitive countries, corporations, and individuals have been buying and leasing vast tracts of land around the world. The scale is...
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Law and development implications of transnational land acquisitions : introduction
Neef, Andreas - In: Law and development review 7 (2014) 2, pp. 187-205
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Large-scale land acquisitions, commitment problems and international law
Diergarten, Yorck; Krieger, Tim - In: Law and development review 8 (2015) 1, pp. 217-233
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Die globale Einhegung - Krise, ursprüngliche Akkumulation und Landnahmen im Kapitalismus
Backhouse, Maria (ed.); Gerlach, Olaf (contributor);  … - 2013 - 1. Aufl.
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How institutions shape land deals : the role of corruption
Bujko, Matthias; Fischer, Christian; Krieger, Tim; … - 2014
Large-scale land acquisitions, or "land grabs", concentrate in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given institutional set-up to strike deals with international...
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How institutions shape land deals : the role of corruption
Bujko, Matthias; Fischer, Christian; Krieger, Tim; … - 2015
Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that corrupt elites exploit poor institutional setups...
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A note on large-scale land acquisitions, commitment problems and international law
Diergarten, Yorck; Krieger, Tim - 2015
Poorly developed countries with weak institutions often face severe commitment problems. International investors are reluctant to invest in these countries because their property rights are insufficiently protected. We argue that in order to overcome the commitment problem countries may subject...
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Foreign land acquisitions and environmental regulations : does the pollution-haven effect hold?
Raimondi, Valentina; Scoppola, Margherita - In: Journal of agricultural economics : JAE 73 (2022) 1, pp. 172-194
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