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Land and Power: The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Oxfam International, 2011, 2011, 2011.
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Abstract
- The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the power to claim their rights effectively and to defend and advance their interests. Companies and governments must take urgent steps to improve land rights outcomes for people living in poverty. Power relations between investors and local communities must also change if investment is to contribute to rather than undermine the food security and livelihoods of local communities.
- Subjects :
- Food and livelihoods
Conflict and disasters
Governance and citizenship
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- Language :
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
- ISBN :
- 978-1-84814-947-2
1-84814-947-6 - ISBNs :
- 9781848149472 and 1848149476
- Database :
- Oxfam Policy & Practice
- Accession number :
- edsoxf.142858
- Document Type :
- Briefing paper