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Fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions: Fair or fail?

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Outubro, 2023

Global

Despite the existence of a legal framework defining the right to fair compensation, and notwithstanding the vast literature on transnational and domestic land deals, no theory has been developed so far to allow for a specific analysis of the economics of fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), limiting our understanding of the underlying reasons of success or failure of this important legal protection mechanism.

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Fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions: Fair or fail?

Artigos e Livros

Junho, 2023

Global

Despite the existence of a legal framework defining the right to fair compensation, and notwithstanding the vast literature on transnational and domestic land deals, no theory has been developed so far to allow for a specific analysis of the economics of fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), limiting our understanding of the underlying reasons of success or failure of this important legal protection mechanism.

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Place-based solutions for global social-ecological dilemmas:

An analysis of locally grounded, diversified, and cross-scalar initiatives in the Amazon

Artigos e Livros

Junho, 2023

Brasil, Peru, Amazónia

The Amazon has a diverse array of social and environmental initiatives that adopt forest-based land-use practices to promote rural development and support local livelihoods. However, they are often insufficiently recognized as transformative pathways to sustainability and the factors that explain their success remain understudied.

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The value of so-called ‘failed’ large-scale land acquisitions

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Maio, 2022

Global

The land rush has remained, and is likely to remain, a significant global phenomenon despite waning international media attention. The scope of the phenomenon is likely to be wider than previously thought.

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Analysing land policy processes with stages model: Land policy cases of Ethiopia and Rwanda

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Abril, 2022

Etiópia, Ruanda, Global

Land policies are formulated with the goal of addressing land use management challenges. Therefore, a thorough investigation is required to assess effectiveness of land policy processes. The unknown land use policy effec[1]tiveness is how and where the formulation and identification of land use problems affect the throughput of policy implementation. The main objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of land policy processes using models of public policy analysis.

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