Highlighting the urgent problem of land disputes in Africa, this collection of essays also draws attention to the complex root causes of these conflicts and the challenges they present for the governance of both states and markets. Written by authors from academic, diplomatic, and political...

Agrarian transition, process tracing, and institutions -- Collective land, the household responsibility system and the Chinese agrarian transition -- Smallholder frustration, peasant differentiation and the devaluation of land -- The role of township and county administrations in the Chinese...