Law and the Exclusionary Essence of Large-Scale Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa Land

Abstract ‘Global land grabbing’ represents one of the hottest topics of debate within the areas of developmental and agricultural studies. However, this article claims that a narrow focus on the illegality and consequences of the ‘grabbing’, rather than on large scale investments in land (LaSIL) as a form of economic development which is inherently exclusionary, can be detrimental to the future of small-scale farmers. A short-term perspective overlooks the indirect consequences of industrialization, and legitimizes long-term exclusions and marginalization. Through past and present evidence, this paper demonstrates that LaSIL as competing projects will inevitably produce the abandonment of rural areas, the proletarianization of peasants, and the increase in social inequality, against any possibility for coexistence and harmonious cooperation.

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Win-win or unequal exchange? The case of the Sino-Congolese cooperation agreements

The Journal of Modern African Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022278x09003978 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 371-396 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Stefaan Marysse ◽

Sara Geenen

Keyword(s):

Joint Venture ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Public Infrastructure ◽

Short Term ◽

Internal Development ◽

Unequal Exchange ◽

The World ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Investment Agreements

ABSTRACTThe recent involvement of China in sub-Saharan Africa is challenging and changing the world geostrategic scene. In the article, we analyse the agreements between the Congolese government and a group of Chinese state-owned enterprises. A number of public infrastructure works will be financed with Chinese loans. To guarantee reimbursement, a Congolese/Chinese joint venture will be created to extract and sell copper, cobalt and gold. These are the biggest trade/investment agreements that China has so far signed in Africa. This article seeks to contribute to the discussion regarding the agreement's impact on internal development in Congo. Does it create a ‘win-win’ situation for all, or is it an unequal exchange? We outline the internal and international debates and analyse several noteworthy characteristics of the agreements. In conclusion, we present a balanced view on the likely impact on Congo's short-term and long-term development.

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Intentional replacement of dead children in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Ghana and Kenya

Canadian Studies in Population ◽

10.25336/p64g7q ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 33 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Stephen Obeng Gyimah ◽

Rajulton Fernando

Keyword(s):

Childhood Mortality ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Physiological Effects ◽

Short Term ◽

Mortality Experience ◽

First Child ◽

Health Survey Data ◽

Sub Saharan

This paper examines whether childhood deaths elicit an explicit, conscious and intentional fertility response using the 1998 Demographic and Health Survey data for Ghana and Kenya . Using multivariate hazard models, childhood mortality experience was found to have long term fertility implications beyond the short term physiological effects. In both countries, women who have experienced childhood mortality were found to have significantly higher number of additional children than those without. The death of the first child in particular was found to be associated with the risk of a higher order birth consistent with recent findings in Cameroon. The policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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Deficit, Decay and Deprioritization of Transport Infrastructure in Nigeria: Policy Options for Sustainability

International Journal of Economics and Finance ◽

10.5539/ijef.v8n3p55 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lionel Effiom ◽

Peter Ubi

Keyword(s):

Local Governments ◽

Common Knowledge ◽

Current Data ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Short Term ◽

Road Infrastructure ◽

The Public ◽

Sub Saharan

<p>It is common knowledge that Nigeria’s road infrastructure, and indeed the general infrastructure of sub-Saharan Africa, is in a most despicable condition. This paper formalises this observation by providing current data to support the hypothesis. By deploying descriptive and theoretical methodological approaches, it demonstrates that road infrastructure is not only deteriorating but also suffers from a twin evil of deficit and deprioritisation in the public sector’s preferential scale–a state of indifference of sorts. Long and short term policy choices have to be made to urgently address the issue. In the short term, infrastructure concessions, public private partnerships (PPP), pension funds, sovereign wealth fund, savings from reduction in fuel subsidies, leveraging on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) mechanism–are part of the portfolio of choices that government can readily choose from. In the long term however, the paper recommends increase in the statutory allocation to the states and local governments which would ensure that component units of the federation control more resources to deploy and develop infrastructure in their immediate domain.</p>

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Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Surveys vs. GIS

The World Bank Economic Review ◽

10.1093/wber/lhz032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S40-S45 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Boris Gershman ◽

Diego Rivera

Keyword(s):

Geographic Information Systems ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Large Scale ◽

Negative Association ◽

The Other ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Population Surveys ◽

Development Indicators ◽

Scale Population ◽

Sub Saharan

Abstract This paper compares two approaches to measuring subnational ethnolinguistic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa, one based on censuses and large-scale population surveys and the other relying on the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The two approaches yield sets of regional fractionalization indices that show a moderately positive correlation, with a stronger association across rural areas. These differences matter for empirical analysis: in a common sample of regions, survey-based indices of deep-rooted diversity show a more strongly negative association with a range of development indicators relative to their highest-quality GIS-based counterparts.

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Population signatures of large-scale, long-term disjunction and small-scale, short-term habitat fragmentation in an Afromontane forest bird

Heredity ◽

10.1038/hdy.2014.15 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 205-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

J C Habel ◽

R K Mulwa ◽

F Gassert ◽

D Rödder ◽

W Ulrich ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Fragmentation ◽

Large Scale ◽

Small Scale ◽

Short Term ◽

Forest Bird ◽

Afromontane Forest

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Evaluating conservation agriculture for small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ◽

10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 187 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

James R. Stevenson ◽

Rachid Serraj ◽

Kenneth G. Cassman

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Conservation Agriculture ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Small Scale ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Small Scale Farmers

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Hybrid Information Systems for Agriculture: The Case of Cattle Trypanosomiasis in Africa

Outlook on Agriculture ◽

10.1177/003072709402300405 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 261-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Iain J. Mckendrick ◽

George Gettinby ◽

Yiqun Gu ◽

Andrew Peregrine ◽

Crawford Revie

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Hybrid System ◽

Food Production ◽

Large Scale ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Software Systems ◽

High Quality ◽

Scale Population ◽

Sub Saharan

Large scale population growth in sub-Saharan Africa makes it imperative to achieve an equivalent increase in food production in this area. It is also important that any increase be sustainable in the long-term, not causing lasting damage to local ecosystems. Recent advances in information technology make the successful diffusion of relevant expertise to farmers a more practical option than ever before. How this might be achieved is described in this paper, which considers the transfer of expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and management of trypanosomiasis in cattle. Using current technology, the combination of different software systems in one integrated hybrid system could allow the delivery of high quality, well focused information to the potential user.

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