TY - BOOK AU - Cotula,Lorenzo ED - International African Institute. ED - Royal African Society. ED - World Peace Foundation. TI - The great African land grab?: agricultural investments and the global food system T2 - African arguments SN - 9781780323107 (hb) AV - HD966 .C688 2013 U1 - U333.3 KW - Land tenure KW - Africa KW - Land use, Rural KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Agriculture and state KW - Agriculture KW - Economic aspects KW - Real property KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Food supply KW - Landnahme KW - gnd KW - Agrobusiness KW - Lebensmittelindustrie KW - Sol, Utilisation agricole du KW - Afrique KW - Histoire KW - ram KW - Accaparement des terres KW - Afrika N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-228) and index; Introduction -- Historical roots of the land rush -- Scale, geography and drivers of the land rush -- 'Land grabbing' in the shadow of the law -- Winners and losers -- Conclusion N2 - Large-scale land acquisitions have become one of the most talked about and contentious topics amongst those studying, working in or writing about Africa. Some have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities. Others have countered by pointing to negative social impacts. Lorenzo Cotula casts a critical eye over the most reliable evidence on this hotly contested topic, examining the implications of land deals in Africa both for its people and for world agriculture and food security ER -