Landlords in the making: class dynamics of the land grab in Mbarali, Tanzania

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 42, Issue 144, 2015, Pages 225-244

  Greco, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

class dynamics; land grab; politics of land; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLASS; LAND RIGHTS; LANDOWNERSHIP; RURAL POLITICS;

MBEYA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 84929032171     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2014.992403     Document Type: Article

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