Is there something really new about "land grab" except its extent? What is wrong with an investment contract allowing the holder to buy a farm and to export wheat to Saudi Arabia, or soybeans and maize as cattle feed to Korea, or to plant and process sugar cane and palm oil into ethanol for...

The debate on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India’s retail trade primarily focuses on two issues – employment and consumer welfare. Supporters of this move have developed consumer centric arguments while the opponents are more concerned with its adverse impact on employment....

Knowledge Integration and Open Social Innovation for Sustainable Development -- Reconstruction under Nuclear Disaster and Making Resilient Society in Fukushima -- Rural Development in Japan -- Sustainable Development Goals from the Perspective of Photographic Archives: A Case Study on...