Land grabbing in Southern Africa: The many faces of the investor rush

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 38, Issue 128, 2011, Pages 193-214

  Hall, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agrarian change; Biofuels; Food crisis; Land; Land grabbing; Southern africa

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; BIOFUEL; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMMODITY MARKET; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; LAND MANAGEMENT;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 79959504154     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2011.582753     Document Type: Article

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