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The Coase theorem emphasizes the role transactions costs play in efficient market outcomes.
This paper establishes that the Caloric Suitability Index (CSI) dominates the commonly used measure of agricultural suitability in the examination of the effect of land productivity on comparative economic development.
Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals.
While the potential contribution of a nationally implemented program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) to developing countries’ budgets remains as yet obscure, two general concerns are that REDD+ will i) incentivize land grabbing and ii) remain financially u
Understanding the combined and separate effects of climate and land use change on the water cycle is necessary to mitigate negative impacts.
This paper examines the effects of land tenure insecurity originating from land reforms on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonia.
Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries.
Urban agriculture has been theorized by social scientists, and even some urban growers, as a means of reclaiming the commons. But what does “reclaiming the commons” entail? A longue-durée genealogy reveals distinct socio-legal imaginations of the commons and visions of how it might be reclaimed.
We study the developable land market in French periurban and rural areas under urban influence.
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