The Politics of Land

The Politics of Land
Author: Tim Bartley
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1787564274

This volume renews the political sociology of land. Chapters examine dynamics of political control and contention in a range of settings, including land grabs in Asia and Africa, expulsions and territorial control in South America, environmental regulation in Europe, and controversies over fracking, gentrification, and property taxes in the USA.

Farming Systems and Poverty

Farming Systems and Poverty
Author: John A. Dixon
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251046272

A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Global Restructuring and Land Rights in Ghana

Global Restructuring and Land Rights in Ghana
Author: Kojo Amanor
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1999
Genre: Forest conservation
ISBN: 9789171064370

The report highlights the long history of commodification of land and labour in Ghana, linked to speculative activities and more recently to the activities of international capital, agribusiness, international agricultural centres, and agencies of the state. It makes the case for a new land, agrarian and natural resource regime that prioritises domestic economic needs to provide security of livelihood to the generality of the people.

Land Governance and Gender

Land Governance and Gender
Author: Uchendu Eugene Chigbu
Publisher: Cabi
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2021-12-06
Genre: Agriculture and state
ISBN: 9781789247664

"This book offers conceptual and empirical studies of land governance, focusing on land management approaches, land policy issues, advances in pro-poor land tenure, and land-based gender concerns. Topics include "Creating new understandings," "Exploring alternative approaches for land management and land tenure," "Viewing vistas of tenure experiences across the globe," and "Stretching the gender perspectives""--

Land Law in Lesotho

Land Law in Lesotho
Author: Anita Shanta Franklin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

A view of how the politics of the 1979 Land Law in Lesotho worked out. The book covers the effects on the chiefs in both Lesotho and Basutoland, land tenure, and land legislation and the post-colonial state. The social impacts of land transactions and policies are also studied.

Agricultural Development Policy

Agricultural Development Policy
Author: Roger D. Norton
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251048757

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