Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss

This article examines changing contexts and emerging processes related to “land grabbing.” In particular, it uses the case of Laos to analyze the driving forces behind land takings, how such drivers are implied in land policies, and how affected people respond depending on their socio-economic asset...

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Main Authors: Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark, Keovilignavong, Oulavanh, Sotoukee, Touleelor
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77556
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author Suhardiman, Diana
Giordano, Mark
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
Sotoukee, Touleelor
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
Sotoukee, Touleelor
Suhardiman, Diana
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
Sotoukee, Touleelor
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description This article examines changing contexts and emerging processes related to “land grabbing.” In particular, it uses the case of Laos to analyze the driving forces behind land takings, how such drivers are implied in land policies, and how affected people respond depending on their socio-economic assets and political connections. We argue that understanding the multiple strategies farmers use to deal with actual land loss and the risk of losing land is crucial to understanding the hidden effects of land grabbing and its potential consequences for agricultural development and the overall process of agrarian transformation. From a policy perspective, understanding the hidden effects of land grabbing is critical to assess costs and benefits of land concessions, in Laos and elsewhere, especially in relation to current approaches to turn land into capital as a policy strategy to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.
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spelling CGSpace775562025-06-17T08:24:18Z Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss Suhardiman, Diana Giordano, Mark Keovilignavong, Oulavanh Sotoukee, Touleelor land use rubber industry farmers farming systems socioeconomic environment households state intervention political aspects villages This article examines changing contexts and emerging processes related to “land grabbing.” In particular, it uses the case of Laos to analyze the driving forces behind land takings, how such drivers are implied in land policies, and how affected people respond depending on their socio-economic assets and political connections. We argue that understanding the multiple strategies farmers use to deal with actual land loss and the risk of losing land is crucial to understanding the hidden effects of land grabbing and its potential consequences for agricultural development and the overall process of agrarian transformation. From a policy perspective, understanding the hidden effects of land grabbing is critical to assess costs and benefits of land concessions, in Laos and elsewhere, especially in relation to current approaches to turn land into capital as a policy strategy to promote economic growth and reduce poverty. 2015-12 2016-11-01T13:40:24Z 2016-11-01T13:40:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77556 en Limited Access Elsevier Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, M.; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh; Sotoukee, Touleelor. 2015. Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss. Land Use Policy, 8p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.08.014
spellingShingle land use
rubber industry
farmers
farming systems
socioeconomic environment
households
state intervention
political aspects
villages
Suhardiman, Diana
Giordano, Mark
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
Sotoukee, Touleelor
Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title_full Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title_fullStr Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title_full_unstemmed Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title_short Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
title_sort revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers strategies in dealing with land loss
topic land use
rubber industry
farmers
farming systems
socioeconomic environment
households
state intervention
political aspects
villages
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77556
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