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

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2023
Global
Land & Investments
expropriation
conflicts
land acquisitions
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land investments
foreign investment
land grabbing
responsible investment
land conflicts
local communities
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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The Water Footprint of Food Aid

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2015
Sudan, United States of America, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
land deals
Food aid is a critical component of the global food system, particularly when emergency situations arise. For the first time, we evaluate the water footprint of food aid. To do this, we draw on food aid data from theWorld Food Programme and virtual water content estimates from WaterStat. We find that the total water footprint of food aid was 10 km3 in 2005, which represents approximately 0.5% of the water footprint of food trade and 2.0% of the water footprint of land grabbing (i.e., water appropriation associated with large agricultural land deals).
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Development of an Innovative Land Valuation Model (iLVM) for Mass Appraisal Application in Sub-Urban Areas Using AHP: An Integration of Theoretical and Practical Approaches

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2019
Philippines
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
land deals
Land development in sub-urban areas is more frequent than in highly urbanized cities, causing land prices to increase abruptly and making it harder for valuers to update land values in timely manner. Apart from this, the non-availability of sufficient reliable market values forces valuers to use alternatives and subjective judgement. Land value is critical not only for private individuals but also for government agencies in their day-to-day land dealings. Thus, mass appraisal is necessary.
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Statutory lien: pre- and post- 2016 amendments to the Malaysian National Land Code

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2022
Malaysia
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land deals
This research is only confined to the scope of lien within the Peninsular Malaysia and not the States of Sabah and Sarawak which have their respective Sabah Land Ordinance and Sarawak Land Code. A future comparative study could be made amongst the legislations. The research output may be useful for the draftsman to clear up the ambiguity in the relevant provisions.
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Mekong Land Research

Annual country reviews 2021-22

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2022
Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land & Investments
land titling
development
conflicts
land allocation
land investments
The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land relations in the Mekong Region, and has been
produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been
selected from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two
questions:
1. What are the most pressing developments involving land governance in your country?
2. What are the most important issues for the researcher on land?
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“Why would anyone leave?”: Development, overindebtedness, and migration in Guatemala

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2021
Guatemala
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land in post-conflict settings
development
post-conflict settings
land investments
land-based financing
migration
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
Over the past two decades, policymakers have expressed considerable optimism about the capacity of international development to curb transnational migration, yet there is a dearth of research examining how and under what conditions development interventions impact migration decisions. Enlisting a case study approach in the Maya-K’iche’ community of Almolonga, this article examines divergent meanings and practices of “development” and its impact on the migratory aspirations and outcomes of Indigenous families in Guatemala.
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Frontier finance: the role of microfinance in debt and violence in post-conflict Timor-Leste

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2020
Timor-Leste
Land & Corruption
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land in post-conflict settings
gender equity
corruption
investment funds
land-based financing
dispossession
women
Microfinance programs targeting poor women are considered a ‘prudent’ first step for international financial institutions seeking to rebuild post conflict economies. IFIs continue to visibly support microfinance despite evidence and growing consensus that microfinance neither reduces poverty nor breaks the cycle of domestic violence. In the case of Timor-Leste, a feminist political economy approach reveals how microfinance engendered debt allows for the control, extraction, and accumulation of profits and resources by an elite class and exacerbates gender-based violence.
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Food security and the functioning of wheat markets in Eurasia: a comparative price transmission analysis for the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Central Asia, Tajikistan
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
agriculture
land investments
foreign investment
We investigated wheat price relationships between the import-dependent countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus and the Black Sea wheat exporters to assess wheat market efficiency. This is crucial for ensuring availability and access to wheat and for reducing food insecurity. Results from linear and threshold error correction models suggested a strong influence of trade costs on market integration in Central Asia, while those costs were of minor importance in the South Caucasus.
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Cambodia’s Unofficial Regime of Extraction: Illicit Logging in the Shadow of Transnational Governance and Investment

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2015
Cambodia
Forest Tenure
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
land governance
corruption
deforestation
forest conservation
foreign investment
government
extractive industries
Cambodia has recently demonstrated one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. While scholars have long explored the drivers of tropical forest loss, the case of Cambodia offers particular insights into the role of the state where transnational governance and regional integration are increasingly the norm. Given the significant role logging rents play in Cambodia’s post-conflict state formation, this article explores the contemporary regime and its ongoing codependent relationship with forested land.
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Pathways to human well-being in the context of land acquisitions in Lao PDR

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2021
Laos
Land & Investments
land use
agriculture
land acquisitions
land investments
foreign investment
responsible investment
dispossession
Land acquisitions are transforming land-use systems globally, and their characteristics and impacts on human well-being have been extensively analysed through local case studies and regional or global inventories. However, national-level analysis that is crucial for national policy on sustainable agricultural investments and land use is still lacking. This paper conducts an archetype analysis of a unique dataset on land concessions in Lao PDR to provide a national-scale assessment of the impacts of land acquisitions on human well-being in 294 affected villages.