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.
Price: $35.00
Pages: 368
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
27 May 2019
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837642674
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
»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 Goetz (PhD) is a political scientist. Her research focuses on the political economy of land use, agriculture, energy and the environment in the context of international organization, national development, and global restructuring.
Frontmatter 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
