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Land deals, and how not all states react the same: Zambia and the Chinese request

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The global land rush has drawn new attention to the African state. Governments have generally been accused of brokering deals that are assumed to negatively affect local people. This framing contributes to an image that all states react in the same way, ignoring that states and customary rulers still covet control over land. By drawing on a Chinese land request for 2 million hectares in Zambia, the article argues that processes of land acquisition are deeply influenced by the shifting politics and policies within the respective country, specifically since a change of government changed the dynamics of the deal.

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  • Marie Widengård, 2020. "Land deals, and how not all states react the same: Zambia and the Chinese request," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(162), pages 615-631, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:46:y:2020:i:162:p:615-631
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2019.1614551
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