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The global farms race : land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security Cover Image Book Book

The global farms race : land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security / edited by Michael Kugelman, Susan L. Levenstein.

Kugelman, Michael. (Added Author). Levenstein, Susan L., 1975- (Added Author). Atkin, Carl. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781610911863 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 1610911865 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 9781610911870 (paper : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 1610911873 (paper : acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: x, 237 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2013.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Are We Learning from History? / Derek Byerlee -- Overview / David Hallam -- Social and Economic Implications / Alexandra Spieldoch and Sophia Murphy -- Environmental Impacts / Laura A. German, Wouter M.J. Achten, and Manuel R. Guariguata -- Investors' Perspectives / Gary R. Blumenthal -- Improving Outcomes / Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Helen Markelova -- Regional Perspectives: Africa / Chido Makunike -- Regional Perspectives: Asia / Raul Q. Montemayor -- Regional Perspectives: Latin America / Bastiaan P. Reydon and Vitor B. Fernandes -- Regional Perspectives: Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union / Carl Atkin -- Recommendations and Conclusion / Michael Kugelman -- Appendices.

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Subject: Farms > Foreign ownership.
Farms > Developing countries > Foreign ownership.
Agricultural industries > Foreign ownership.
Agricultural industries > Developing countries > Foreign ownership.
Investments, Foreign > Developing countries.
Agriculture > Capital investments.
Food security > Political aspects.
Food security > Environmental aspects.
Food security > Social aspects.

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24504. ‡aThe global farms race : ‡bland grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security / ‡cedited by Michael Kugelman, Susan L. Levenstein.
260 . ‡aWashington, D.C. : ‡bIsland Press, ‡cc2013.
300 . ‡ax, 237 p. : ‡bill. ; ‡c25 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aAre We Learning from History? / Derek Byerlee -- Overview / David Hallam -- Social and Economic Implications / Alexandra Spieldoch and Sophia Murphy -- Environmental Impacts / Laura A. German, Wouter M.J. Achten, and Manuel R. Guariguata -- Investors' Perspectives / Gary R. Blumenthal -- Improving Outcomes / Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Helen Markelova -- Regional Perspectives: Africa / Chido Makunike -- Regional Perspectives: Asia / Raul Q. Montemayor -- Regional Perspectives: Latin America / Bastiaan P. Reydon and Vitor B. Fernandes -- Regional Perspectives: Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union / Carl Atkin -- Recommendations and Conclusion / Michael Kugelman -- Appendices.
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650 0. ‡aAgricultural industries ‡xForeign ownership.
650 0. ‡aAgricultural industries ‡zDeveloping countries ‡xForeign ownership.
650 0. ‡aInvestments, Foreign ‡zDeveloping countries.
650 0. ‡aAgriculture ‡xCapital investments.
650 0. ‡aFood security ‡xPolitical aspects.
650 0. ‡aFood security ‡xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0. ‡aFood security ‡xSocial aspects.
7001 . ‡aKugelman, Michael.
7001 . ‡aLevenstein, Susan L., ‡d1975-
7001 . ‡aAtkin, Carl.
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