“Land Grabbing” by Foreign Investors in Developing Countries: Risks and Opportunities (2009)
One of the lingering effects of the food price crisis of 2007–08 on the world food system is the proliferating […]
Land grab or development opportunity? (2009)
Over the past 12 months, large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and Southeast Asia have made […]
‘Land grabs’ in Africa: can the deals work for development? (2009)
For many millions in the developing world, land is central to livelihoods, food security, even identity – the result of […]
Indigenous peoples and non-ferrous metals mining in the Philippines (2005)
The Philippines is a developing country well endowed with mineral resources. In recent years, the government has made substantial efforts […]
In Violence as in Peace: Violent Conflict and Rural Entrepreneurship in the Philippines (2011)
Using case studies of entrepreneurship in two rural barangays in Central Visayas in the Philippines, this paper argues that conflict […]
How not to think of land-grabbing: three critiques of large-scale investments in farmland (2011)
Large-scale investments in farmland have been criticized, chiefly, because of questions about the capacity of the countries targeted by these […]
GLOBALIZATION AND NATION-BUILDING IN THE PHILIPPINES: State Predicaments in Managing Society in the Midst of Diversity
When the Philippines acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, the country demonstrated its determination to face the […]
Globalisation and the foreignisation of space: seven processes driving the current global land grab (2010)
tThe current global land grab is causing radical changes in the use and ownership of land. The main process driving […]
From Land Grab to Win-Win (2009)
Foreign acquisitions of farmland in Africa and elsewhere have become the focus of concern. Many observers consider them a new […]
Community Mapping, Natural Resources and Indigenous People Movement in Indonesia (2004)
Introduction : A Continuous Denial to the Community Rights! Community right of the land and its natural resources is one […]