%0 Journal Article
%T The land rush
%A Boris Petric
%J Transcontinentales : Soci¨¦t¨¦s, Id¨¦ologies, Syst¨¨me Mondial
%D 2011
%I Fondation de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
%X Over the last decade, a global land market in the agricultural and rural domains has emerged. States, multinational corporations and financial investors are seeking to acquire or control by purchase or lease agricultural areas in different regions around the world. These farms, which can cover several thousand hectares, serve different strategies. States justify these acquisitions by citing the food shortages their societies must come to terms with. Multinational corporations aim to increase ...
%U http://transcontinentales.revues.org/1303