Concentration and foreign ownership of land in Brazil in the context of global land grabbing

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-438

  Wilkinson, John ^a   Reydon, Bastiaan ^b   Sabbato, Alberto Di ^c  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Foreign ownership; Land concentration; Land grabbing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; CENSUS; CENTRAL BANK; COMMODITY MARKET; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDOWNERSHIP;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84873195929     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2012.746651     Document Type: Article

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