Lorenzo Cotula

The Great African Land Grab?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An essential introduction to and analysis of the highly contentious issue of 'land grabbing' in Africa

Produktdetails

• African Arguments
• Verlag: Zed Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781780324203
• ISBN-10: 1780324200
• Artikelnr.: 37632216

Autorenporträt

Lorenzo Cotula is a senior researcher and team leader at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), where he works on land and on natural resource investment in lower-income countries. Lorenzo undertakes research, capacity building, policy advocacy and advisory work at field, national and international levels. Before joining IIED in 2002, he worked on assignments with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and with two Italian NGOs. Lorenzo holds a law degree from the University 'La Sapienza' of Rome, an MSc in development studies from the London School of Economics, a PhD in law from the University of Edinburgh, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge. Lorenzo Cotula is a senior researcher and team leader at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), where he works on land and on natural resource investment in lower-income countries. Lorenzo undertakes research, capacity building, policy advocacy and advisory work at field, national and international levels. Before joining IIED in 2002, he worked on assignments with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and with two Italian NGOs. Lorenzo holds a law degree from the University 'La Sapienza' of Rome, an MSc in development studies from the London School of Economics, a PhD in law from the University of Edinburgh, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Historical roots of the land rush
3. Scale, geography and drivers of the land rush
4. 'Land grabbing' in the shadow of the law
5. Winners and losers
6. Conclusion