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What Drives the Global “Land Rush”?

The 2007-2008 upsurge in agricultural commodity prices gave rise to widespread concern about investors causing a "global land rush". Large land deals can provide opportunities for better access to capital, transfer of technology, and adva...

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Main Authors:	Arezki, Rabah, Deininger, Klaus, Selod, Harris
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND ARBITRATION AUCTIONS BANK POLICY BANKS BIODIVERSITY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CULTIVABLE LAND CULTIVATED AREA CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DEBT DEFAULT RISK DEFORESTATION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMERGING ECONOMIES EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EQUITY FUNDS EQUITY MARKETS EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPROPRIATION EXTERNALITIES FACE VALUE FAIR PRICE FARM SIZE FARMLAND FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD PRICE FOOD PRODUCTION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FIRM FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FLOWS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREST FOREST LAND FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY LAW FORESTS GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL FLOWS GLOBALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDEX GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT REVENUES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFLOWS OF CAPITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTOR INTEREST INVESTOR PROTECTION JOB CREATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND CLEARING LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICIES LAND POLICY LAND QUALITY LAND REFORM LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TENURE SECURITY LAND TENURE SYSTEMS LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USERS LAND VALUES LEGISLATION LIABILITY LIBERALIZATION LIQUIDATION LONG-TERM INVESTMENT MARGINAL LANDS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET PRICES MONETARY FUND NATIONAL INVESTMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OPPORTUNITY COST OUTPUT POLICY RESPONSE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION OF INVESTORS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SPENDING PUSH FACTORS RATES OF RETURN RED TAPE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RENEGOTIATION RETURNS RULE OF LAW SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOILS SOVEREIGN RISK SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TAX TAX BREAKS TRADE FLOWS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COST TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRUST FUND VOLATILITY WAGES WORLD ECONOMY ZONING
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111031110520 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3630