'Land Grabbing' in Developing Countries: Foreign Investors, Regulation and Codes of Conduct
14 Pages Posted: 21 Jan 2011 Last revised: 5 Aug 2013
Date Written: January 20, 2011
Abstract
The paper discusses the recent developments of FDI in land in developing countries. Two issues are analyzed: the first is the available evidence on the so called “land grab” and the associated question of the role of control on land in the internationalisation of developing countries agricultural production. The second is the problem of the risks of such large land deals and the possible function of corporate social responsibility in mitigating them.
Keywords: Land Grab, FDI, Codes of Conduct
JEL Classification: Q15, F23, M14, O19
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cuffaro, Nadia and Hallam, David, 'Land Grabbing' in Developing Countries: Foreign Investors, Regulation and Codes of Conduct (January 20, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1744204 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1744204
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