{"product_id":"9781780328942","title":"The Global Land Grab : Beyond the Hype","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Global Land Grab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing - the large-scale acquisition of land in the global South. It is a phenomenon against which locals seem defenceless, and one about which multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, as well as civil-society organizations and action NGOs have become increasingly vocal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis in-depth and empirically diverse volume - taking in case studies from across Africa, Asia and Latin America - takes a step back from the hype to explore a number of key questions: Does the 'global land grab' actually exist? If so, what is new about it? And what, beyond the immediately visible dynamics and practices, are the real problems?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive and much-needed intervention on one of the most hotly contested but little-understood issues facing countries of the South today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Global Land Grab represents an important break from the earlier wave of land grabs studies in at least three interlinked ways: it looks beyond the \"here and now land deals\" by historicizing analysis to facilitate better understanding of longer term implications of the phenomenon; it contains grounded local-national studies; and it offers a comparative perspective across regions of the world.” —\u003ci\u003eDr. Saturnino M. Borras Jr., International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This collection provides a serious analytical contribution to our understanding of a phenomenon, which might seem to peak at the present, but which is deeply rooted in the past and will need steadfast scholarly and political attention in the future.” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor Christian Lund, University of Copenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This collection of essays provides a uniquely well informed and comprehensive analysis of \"land grabbing\", describing developments across three continents and illustrating the variety of forms it has taken: it shall be of interest to anyone interested in the future of globalization and its impacts on the poor who rely on access to land for their livelihood.” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an excellent, original collection, on the global land grabbing phenomenon.” —\u003ci\u003eRobin Palmer, Global Land Rights Policy Specialist, Mokoro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781780328942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596605436110,"sku":"9781780328942","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_fc5f34ec-f032-4cc5-9db1-62e18ba38398.jpg?v=1637862594","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781780328942","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}