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Maps are instrumental in the commodification of land and its exchange in markets. The critical cartog- raphy literature emphasizes the ‘‘power of maps” to (re)define property relations through their descrip- tive and prescriptive attributes. But how do maps work to achieve these outcomes?
"El presente trabajo surgió como una propuesta conjunta durante los encuentros propiciados por FAU- AL, donde se identificó por un lado, la deficiencia generalizada en cuanto a los mecanismos para la participación efectiva de las mujeres; y por otro lado, la necesidad de reconocer su papel fundam
In a widely read paper, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank and others propose systematic property rights formalization as a key step in addressing the problems of irresponsible agricultural investment.
In many developing countries, people rely on natural resources for subsistence and cash income.
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges recent claims of a consensus over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land.
This paper investigates empirically the effect of land invasions on farm production decisions. The main hypothesis is that more invasions in a region are associated with lower investment, and in particular a bias towards annual crops as opposed to long‐term crops.
This article presents a model to help explain the transition path from one water management system to another, typically a commons framework to one of tradable permit‐based property rights.