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New Global Land Rush Trampling Human Rights

Dan Klotz - National Geographic

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Abstract

It is an age-old story in the developing world, one that rarely ends happily ever after. Communities without economic power that live off of land to which they do not “own” are devastated when their government transfers the property rights to wealthy outside interests, who exploit the natural resources. These land deals often result in chaos, strife, and large-scale human tragedy...

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Release Date:	February 2012
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