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Reclaiming Africa

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series

Editors: Moyo, Sam; Jha, Praveen; Yeros, Paris

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5840-0

ISBN: 978-981-10-5839-4

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Sep 4, 2018

1 - 10 of 12 Chapters

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The Scramble for Land and Natural Resources in Africa

Moyo, Sam; Jha, Praveen; Yeros, Paris

Pages: 3 –30

[This chapter explores the historical and systemic dynamics of the new scramble for Africa, as well as the current land-grabbing patterns and agents. It is argued that, despite the emergence of new competitors from the South, the key drivers of the scramble remain the Western monopolies and their...
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Chinese Expansion in Africa in the Twenty-First Century: Characteristics and Impacts

Ribeiro, Valéria Lopes

Pages: 33 –49

[China’s new position in the international economy, and especially the rise of Sino-African commercial and financial relations, has contributed strongly to the improvement of macroeconomic conditions in Africa. Export volumes and export profits have increased, while investments and aid have...
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South Africa and the New Scramble: The Demise of Sub-imperialism and the Rise of the East

Martin, William G.

Pages: 51 –72

[This chapter argues that South Africa today cannot be considered a sub-imperialist state, despite its economic weight in Africa and Southern Africa, in particular. The question is how South Africa’s relationship with Northern states and its African neighbours is changing in its reorientation to...
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The Scramble for Africa’s Agricultural Land: A Note on India’s Excursus

Jha, Praveen; Prasad, Archana; Verma, Santosh; Acharya, Nilachala

Pages: 73 –94

[This chapter maps the scope and extent of transnational land acquisitions and investments in Africa by Indian entities. It also establishes the links between such investments and State policy, both, of the host and destination countries. In order to bring out the broader implications associated...
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Brazil’s Re-encounter with Africa: The Externalization of Domestic Contradictions

Yeros, Paris; Schincariol, Vitor E.; da Silva, Thiago Lima

Pages: 95 –118

[This chapter traces Brazil’s Africa policy as a function of its changing position in the world economy and the trajectory of its internal contradictions. It is argued that the country’s policy towards Africa is an expression of the evolution of its own settler capitalism and its articulation...
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Land Grabbing, a Virus in the Fruit of Food Sovereignty in West Africa: A Case Study from ‘Office du Niger’ Zone in Mali

Goïta, Mamadou

Pages: 121 –142

[Major challenges have emerged in recent years in Mali, related to land governance, access to and securing of land for family farms, and, most significantly, the appropriation of land by private national and international companies in areas with high agricultural potential. These challenges are...
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The Scramble for Agricultural Land in Senegal: Land Privatisation and Inclusion?

Ndiaye, Abdourahmane

Pages: 143 –162

[The purpose of this chapter is to examine whether land grabbing, as a set of principles and a system of actors, has the capacity to act as a lever for development. The first objective is to highlight and discuss the foundations and challenges of the land issue. Second, taking as a starting point...
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Land-Based Investments in Tanzania: Legal Framework and Realities on the Ground

Massay, Godfrey Eliseus; Kassile, Telemu

Pages: 163 –181

[Tanzania experienced a severe socio-economic crisis in the 1970s and 1980s. In an attempt to turn things around and accelerate economic growth, the government embarked on a broad range of policy, legislation, and institution reforms, which opened doors for foreign direct investments (FDIs)....
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Accumulation by Dispossession and Resistance in Uganda

Martiniello, Giuliano

Pages: 183 –201

[This chapter explores the dynamics of escalating large-scale land acquisitions in Uganda, their impact on the agrarian social structure and their underlying political and social struggles. In so doing, it seeks to shed light on the drivers, agents and implications of large-scale land enclosures,...
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Customary Land in Zambia: The New Scramble and the Evolving Socio-political Relations

Chitonge, Horman

Pages: 203 –223

[Over the last two decades, the demand for land in Africa has increased dramatically, due to various factors including population growth, growing interest in farm land from both foreign and local investors, the steady economic growth experienced over the last decade and half. These factors have...

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