Land to the foreigners: Economic, legal, and socio-cultural aspects of new land acquisition schemes in Ethiopia

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 513-535

  Abbink, Jon ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cultural rights; Ethiopia; food (in) security; large scale land leases; political economy; rural development

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENCLAVE; FOOD SECURITY; LAND RIGHTS; LEGAL RIGHTS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84857347854     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2011.603213     Document Type: Review

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