Projektnummer

0070940

Zusammenfassung

Land inequality is high and growing in many parts of the world, including East Africa. Land inequality is an important predictor of wealth and asset inequality. In particular, access to land is difficult for women. While many scholars caution against land acquisitions leading to the concentration of land and therewith exacerbate land inequality there is little evidence on the role large-scale land acquisitions play. In particular, the role wealth generating investors play remains under-researched. In four work packages, this project studies how such land acquisitions affect land inequ...