Land Grabbing: Journeys In The New Colonialism

Land Grabbing: Journeys In The New Colonialism

To the governments and corporationsÂ buying up vast tracts of the Third World,Â it is â€˜land leasingâ€™; to its critics, it is nothingÂ better than â€˜land grabbingâ€™ â€“ the engineÂ powering a new era of colonialism.Â In this arresting account of howÂ millions of hectares of fertile soil are
stolen to feed wealthy westernersÂ thousands of miles away, journalistÂ Stefano Liberti takes readers on a tourÂ of contemporary exploitation.

It is aÂ journey encompassing a Dutch-ownedÂ model farm in Ethiopia; a conference inÂ Riyadh, where representatives of ThirdÂ World governments compete to attractÂ Saudi investors; meetings in RomeÂ where the fate of nations is decided; andÂ the headquarters of the Movement of
Landless Workers in SÃ£o Paulo.

Since the food crisis of 2007â€“8, when theÂ cost of staples such as rice and corn wentÂ through the roof, the race to acquire landÂ in the southern hemisphere has becomeÂ more intense than ever. Land Grabbing isÂ the shocking story of how one half of theÂ world is starved to feed the other.
Country USA
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-19
Format Kindle eBook

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