Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?

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dc.creatorGerman, L.
dc.creatorSchoneveld, George C.
dc.creatorMwangi, E.
dc.date2013-08
dc.date2018-07-03T11:03:20Z
dc.date2018-07-03T11:03:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:08:40Z
dc.descriptionGrowth of emerging economies, policy commitments to biofuels and volatility in commodity prices have contributed to a marked increase in the pace and scale of foreign direct investment in land-based enterprises in the global South. This paper explores the relationship between policy and practice associated with customary rights protections in the context of large-scale land acquisitions through a document review and case study analyses from Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Findings point to the difficulty of safeguarding customary rights even in countries providing “best practice” legal protections, and point to the fundamental role of human agency in shaping outcomes.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/95638
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/75244
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceGerman, L., Schoneveld, G., Mwangi, E. . 2013. Contemporary processes of largescale land acquisition by investors : case studies from sub-Saharan Africa. World Development, 48: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.03.006
dc.subjectbioenergy
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland transfers
dc.subjectbiofuels
dc.subjectenvironmental effects
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.titleContemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?
dc.typeJournal Article

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