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 […]
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 […]
Christians Against Globalization In The Philippines (2005)
This paper focuses on the Basic Christian Communities in the Philippines that work to counter human and environmental rights violations […]
Challenges posed by the new wave of farmland investment (2011)
Despite recent headlines about the ‘land rush’, scant empirical evidence implies that the debate is often theoretical and dominated by […]
Agrarian change below the radar screen: Rising farmland acquisitions by domestic investors in West Africa Results from a survey in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger (2011)
Abstract In West Africa, domestic investors acquire plots of farm land using their connections, powers and resources. Some policy makers […]
Again, They’re Killing Peasants in the Philippines (2007)
ABSTRACT In this brief of an international fact-finding mission to the Philippines,Jennifer Franco reports on the killings of peasants demanding […]