Over the heads of local people: Consultation, consent, and recompense in large-scale land deals for biofuels projects in Africa

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 899-916

  Vermeulen, Sonjas ^a   Cotula, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Biofuels; Compensation; Consent; Consultation; Land grab; Land tenure; Land transfer; Lease

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; INVESTMENT; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MACROECONOMICS; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77957101470     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2010.512463     Document Type: Article

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