Der Journalist und Experte für Fragen der Welternährung propagierte schon in seinem Buch über die Ursachen der Welternährungskrise (vgl. W. Bommert: "Kein Brot für die Welt", BA 12/09) eine notwendige Kehrtwende in der Agrarpolitik, um den Hunger zu beseitigen. Auch im Kampf internationaler...

"This book analyses the political and economic causes, mechanisms and impacts of the industrial tree plantation boom in China. In the past two decades, the industrial tree plantation sector has been expanding rapidly in China, especially in Guangxi Province. Based on extensive primary data, this...

Using data on Chinese large-scale overseas investment and project contracts by sector, we analyze whether Chinese outward activity (COA) before the crisis worsened or alleviated the contractionary phases in developing countries. We find that, on average, COA did not increase vulnerability to the...