Facing criticism: Responsibility, large-scale land acquisition, and its critics
Tijo Salverda
This paper discusses how corporations, investors and aagribusiness involves in large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) rsespond to actors concerned about LSLA, such as NGOs, local communities, peasant movements, (activist) scholars and journalists. Over the last 10 years, these critics have been very vocal in raising concerns about the resposibilities of investors involved in LSLA - and also of institutional actors and policy makers facilitating ther investments. In particular campaigns by NGOs such asd GRAIN, Global Witness and Oxfam have increased awareness among the public about LSLA. The extensive number of academic publications also demonstrates the scholary attention devoted to the issue. While even more bussiness-oriented media outlets like the Financial Times have equally become critical, as its March 2016 investigation titled The Great Land Rush illustrates.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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