Land governance for extractivism and capitalist farming in Africa: An overview

Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno

Land Use Policy, 2019, vol. 81, issue C, 843-851

Abstract: The paper outlines the conceptual and theoretical foundation for the contributions in this special issue. After unpacking land-governance, the core theme of this issue, the paper reviews theoretical work in the area of agrarian political economy, which provides a lens for understanding the dynamics of capitalist farming and mining in Africa. Each of the eight papers contained in the volume is then summarised.

Keywords: Land-governance; Farming; Mining; Agrarian change; Industrialisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.037

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