Land, rights and the politics of investments in Africa : ruling elites, investors and populations in natural resource investments / edited by Lars Buur (Professor in the Political Economy of Development, Roskilde University, Denmark), José Jaime Macuane (Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique), Faustin Peter Maganga (Associate Professor, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), St. John's University of Tanzania, Tanzania) and Rasmus H. Pedersen (Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buur, Lars, editor.

Macuane, José J., editor.

Maganga, Faustin P., editor.

Pedersen, Rasmus H., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments--Africa.

Investments.

Social responsibility of business.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"In response to the recent surge in extractive natural resource investments in Africa, this insightful book explores how relations between investors, ruling elites, and local populations develop when large-scale investments in gas, minerals, and agriculture expand. Advancing a multi-level approach that encompasses rigorous theoretical analysis, fieldwork, and literature review, expert contributors examine the implementation of natural resource investments and the extent to which they respect procedural rights of local populations. Chapters draw together understudied bodies of literature on land-grabbing debates, the resource curse controversy and corporate social responsibility (CSR), demonstrating how the chances of large-scale investments in natural resources are at their greatest when characterised by 'reciprocal exchange deals' between investors and local populations, 'compatible interests' between ruling elites and investors, and 'mutual recognition' between local populations and ruling elites. Through a careful examination of case studies in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda, the book ultimately highlights the complexity of the political economy of natural resource investments. Providing valuable theoretical and empirical insights, this book will be an invigorating read for scholars and students of political economy, political geography, sustainability, CSR, and business studies. Its valuable insights on how natural resource investments might accelerate economic growth and consolidate links between local and global economies will also be of interest to development practitioners and investors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to land, rights and the politics of investments in Africa / Lars Buur, José J. Macuane, Faustin Maganga and Rasmus H. Pedersen

1. Community participation in tanzania's petroleum sector / Opportuna L. Kweka and Rasmus H. Pedersen

2. Lng investments in Mozambique: Compensation deals and the dynamics of local state-making / Padil Salimo

3. The double role of the state: The state as investor and mediator in the tanzanian coal sector / Thabit Jacob

4. Riding the waves of change: Changing relations in the Ugandan sugar sector / Malin J. Nystrand, Arthur Sserwanga and Brenda Kyomuhendo

5. The politics of the smallholder-investor relationship in the tanzanian sugar sector / Emmanuel Sulle, Faustin Maganga, Rose Qamara, Evans Boadu, Happiness Malle and Onesmo Minani

6. A failing local exchange deal: Rights to land and resources in the wanbao rice investment in Mozambique / Lars Buur and Kathrin Beykirch

7. Exchange relations in rice contract farming schemes in tanzania / Eileen Dyer Jarnholt, Faustin Maganga and George Schoneveld

8. Conclusion / Lars Buur and Rasmus H. Pedersen

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800377264 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.