Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers' strategies in dealing with land loss

Land Use Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-202

  Suhardiman, Diana ^a   Giordano, Mark ^b   Keovilignavong, Oulavanh ^a   Sotoukee, Touleelor ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Laos)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land concession; Land use policy; Laos; Rubber plantation; State territorialization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ECONOMIC GROWTH; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANTATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RUBBER;

LAOS;

EID: 84939800141     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.08.014     Document Type: Article

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