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PublisherTranscript Verlag

ISBN-103837642674

ISBN-139783837642674

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038391125

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Number of Pages368 Pages

Publication NameLand Grabbing and Home Country Development : Chinese and British Land Acquisitions in Comparative Perspective

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSociology / General, Globalization, Finance / General, International Relations / General

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorAriane Goetz

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

SeriesPolitical Science Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-435856

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"By offering a nuanced comparative analysis of two key actors often mistakenly represented as antithetical in the land grab debate, the book makes a timely and relevant contribution to one of the most controversial issue shaping contemporary processes of global restructuring. The book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of comparative political economy, agri-food as well as development studies." Ariane Götze, Connections, 14.02.2020, »By offering a nuanced comparative analysis of two key actors often mistakenly represented as antithetical in the land grab debate, the book makes a timely and relevant contribution to one of the most controversial issue shaping contemporary processes of global restructuring. The book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of comparative political economy, agri-food as well as development studies.«

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal332.67/3096

Table Of ContentFrontmatter 1 Table of Contents 5 Abstract 9 Acknowledgements 11 List of Abbreviations 13 List of Tables 19 List of Figures 21 Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview - Land Grabbing from a Home Country Perspective 23 Chapter 2: International Land Acquisitions Today 53 Chapter 3: Historical Perspectives on Overseas Land Acquisitions in the South 77 Chapter 4: Chinese Investments in Africa - "Create Infinity, Benefit Mankind" 117 Chapter 5: The Chinese Context - Investments from a Home Country Perspective 153 Chapter 6: British Investments in Africa - "The Last Frontier to Find Alpha?" 189 Chapter 7: The British Context - Investments from a Home Country Perspective 225 Chapter 8: Land Grabbing and Home Country Development - Conclusion and Outlook 263 Appendices 287 References 305

SynopsisBetween 2000 and 2016, China and the UK acquired large areas of land through investment projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Illustrated by numerous rich and nuanced empirical accounts of such projects, Ariane Goetz explains the global phenomenon of land grabbing from the perspective of these two investor countries. She reflects on Chinese and British public policy, state-society relations, national developmental contexts, ideologies, and international relations and thereby gives insights into the political economies that enable these investments as well as the development ambitions and institutionalized paradigms of which they form a part., Between 2000 and 2016, China and the UK acquired large areas of land through investment projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Ariane Goetz explains the global phenomenon of land grabbing from the perspective of these two investor countries, offering insights into the political economies that enable these investments., Since 2008, foreign land acquisitions have attracted international attention under the term »land grabbing.« Illustrated by rich and nuanced empirical accounts of forty Chinese and British investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ariane Goetz explains the phenomenon of »land grabbing« from the perspective of two investor countries. She reflects on Chinese and British public policy, state-society relations, national developmental contexts, ideologies, and international relations and thereby gives insights into the political economies that enable these investments as well as the development ambitions and institutionalized paradigms of which they form a part.

LC Classification NumberHG5822.G625 2019