Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps, Illustrations, and Table -- List of Abbreviations -- Transliteration -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Context of Local History: Demography and Ecology in Northern Wallo -- 2. Ershe Balahu: Rural Society and Production in Northern Wallo --...

Giulia Barbanente investigates the impact of large-scale foreign land acquisitions (LSLAs) on rural households in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Given the scale of LSLAs happening in developing countries, there is urgent need to objectively assess whether risks for smallholders are balanced by positive...