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| Multi-Scale Analysis of the Opportunities and Threats of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LaSLA) to the Sustainable Development of Sub-Saharan Africa (with a focus on Tanzania) | |
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| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 学位授予单位 | Nkansah-Dwamena, Ernest (Author), Kinzig, Ann (Advisor), Minteer, Ben (Committee member), Perrings, Charles (Committee member), Gabagambi, Damian (Committee member), Aggarwal, Rimjhim (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| 英文摘要 | abstract: Large-scale land acquisition (LaSLA), also called "land grabbing" refers to the buying or leasing of large tracts of land, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by foreign investors to produce food and biofuel to send back home. Since 2007, LaSLA has become an important development issue due to the opportunities and threats for SSA countries. LaSLA has the potential to create local jobs, transfer technology, build infrastructure, and modernize SSA's agriculture. Nonetheless, it can also aggravate food insecurity, perpetuate corruption, degrade ecosystems, cause conflicts, and displace local communities. What drives LaSLA, what are its impacts on local people, and under what circumstances can we consider it as just and ethical? To examine what drives LaSLA, I used country level data from 2005 to 2013 on economic conditions, natural resources, business practices, and governance to estimate LaSLA models. I find that LaSLA increases with increasing government effectiveness, land prices, and the ease of doing business, and decreases with stronger regulatory regimes. To assess LaSLA's impacts on local people, I conducted a comparative case study in Tanzania. I compare changes in peoples' livelihood between treatment villages (those experiencing LaSLA) and control villages (those without LaSLA projects). The results show that under current practices, the risks of LaSLA outweigh the benefits to local livelihoods, yet there are potential benefits if LaSLA is implemented correctly. To philosophically examine whether LaSLA can be considered just and ethical, I apply John Rawls' theory of justice. The analysis indicates that from both procedural and distributive justice perspective, LaSLA currently fails to satisfy Rawlsian principles of justice. From these analyses, I conclude that if implemented correctly, LaSLA can produce a win-win outcome for both investors and host countries. I suggest that strong governance, rigorous environmental and social impact assessment, and inclusion of local people at all levels of LaSLA decision making are critical for sustainable and equitable outcomes. Dissertation/Thesis Doctoral Dissertation Biology 2017 |
| 英文关键词 | Sustainability Sub Saharan Africa studies Displacement John Rawls Land grabbing Large scale land acquisition Sub saharan africa Tanzania |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43966 |
| 来源机构 | Arizona State University |
| 资源类型 | 学位论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/250724 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | [null]. Multi-Scale Analysis of the Opportunities and Threats of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LaSLA) to the Sustainable Development of Sub-Saharan Africa (with a focus on Tanzania)[D]. Nkansah-Dwamena, Ernest (Author), Kinzig, Ann (Advisor), Minteer, Ben (Committee member), Perrings, Charles (Committee member), Gabagambi, Damian (Committee member), Aggarwal, Rimjhim (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher),2017. |
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