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Land grabbing in post-Soviet Eurasia: the world's largest agricultural land reserves at stake by Visser, Oane, Spoor, Max

“…'Land grabbing' in Africa by China, and other populous, high-income Asian countries such as South Korea, has received considerable attention, while land…”
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Perceived land tenure security in rural Xinjiang, China: The role of official land documents and trust by Rao, Fangping, Spoor, Max, Ma, Xianlei, Shi, Xiaoping

“…The role of formal tenure institutions in reducing land tenure insecurity has been long debated in the development economics literature. This study examines…”
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Asia and the world economy: “Walking on two legs (of different lengths)” by Max Spoor

“…The global imbalance that currently exists between high-income countries and medium- and low-income countries is being positively compensated for by the rapid…”
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Multidimensional Social Exclusion and the 'Rural-Urban Divide' in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Spoor, Max

“…Rural areas in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are often excluded from the fruits of economic growth. In this paper it is argued…”
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Transition in Central Asia: Growth with Increasingly Greater Inequality? by Max Spoor

“…This article analyses the economic evolution of the former Soviet states of Central Asia since their independence, especially in regard to growth and in…”
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Oligarchs, megafarms and land reserves: understanding land grabbing in Russia by Visser, Oane, Mamonova, Natalia, Spoor, Max

“…This paper seeks to unravel the political economy of large-scale land acquisitions in post-Soviet Russia. Russia falls neither in the normal category of…”
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Beyond the "special period": land reform, supermarkets and the prospects for peasant-driven food sovereignty in post-socialist Cuba (2008-2017) by Thiemann, Louis, Spoor, Max

“…When Cuba's trade-based food security strategy was threatened by the collapse of the socialist trading block in 1989-1991, the popular response of small and…”
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Agrarian reform and transition: what can we learn from ‘the east’? by Spoor, Max

“…During the past two decades agrarian (‘land and farm’) reforms have been widespread in the transition economies of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central…”
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Multidimensional Social Exclusion and the ‘Rural‐Urban Divide’ in E astern E urope and C entral A sia by Spoor, Max

“…Rural areas in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are often excluded from the fruits of economic growth. In this paper it is argued…”
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Whose land? The political economy of land titling in transitional economies by Ho, Peter, Spoor, Max

“…During processes of economic reform and transition, decision-makers are facing questions with potential far-reaching consequences, such as what institutions…”
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'Quiet Food Sovereignty' as Food Sovereignty without a Movement? Insights from Post-socialist Russia by Visser, Oane, Mamonova, Natalia, Spoor, Max, Nikulin, Alexander

“…What does food sovereignty look like in settings where rural social movements are weak or non-existent, such as in countries with post-socialist,…”
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Is Russia the Emerging Global 'Breadbasket'? Re-cultivation, Agroholdings and Grain Production by Visser, Oane, Spoor, Max, Mamonova, Natalia

“…Expectations of Russia becoming a global 'breadbasket' have been nurtured by its rise to the top group of global wheat exporters, the abundance of abandoned…”
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Land grabbing in Latin America and the Caribbean by Borras, Saturnino M, Franco, Jennifer C, Gómez, Sergio, Kay, Cristóbal, Spoor, Max

“…Land grabbing has gained momentum in Latin America and the Caribbean during the past decade. The phenomenon has taken different forms and character as compared…”
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The politics of large-scale land acquisitions in Ethiopia: state and corporate elites and subaltern villagers by Moreda, Tsegaye, Spoor, Max

“…This article explores the relationship between federal and regional state elites' land authority and corporate elites, and how this intersects with the…”
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Land tenure (in)security and crop-tree intercropping in rural Xinjiang, China by Rao, Fangping, Spoor, Max, Ma, Xianlei, Shi, Xiaoping

“…•We compare the differences in tenure security between contract land and wasteland, and examine the effect of tenure in(security) on intercropping decisions on…”
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Post-socialist smallholders: silence, resistance and alternatives by Visser, Oane, Dorondel, Stefan, Jehlička, Petr, Spoor, Max

“…The majority of the world's smallholders live in countries that experience(d) socialism, but they largely remain invisible in agrarian studies. This special…”
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Contesting Rural Resources: Emerging 'Forms' of Agrarian Production in Uzbekistan by Veldwisch, Gert Jan, Spoor, Max

“…The most recent land reform in Uzbekistan, in which Large Farm Enterprises (LFEs) were split into medium-sized fermer enterprises, left, alongside the…”
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Land use change and environmental stress of wheat, rice and corn production in China by You, Liangzhi, Spoor, Max, Ulimwengu, John, Zhang, Shemei

“…Grain self-sufficiency is one of the most important agricultural policy goals in China. With only modest imports, China has succeeded in feeding 22% of the…”
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Climate change mitigation, land grabbing and conflict: towards a landscape-based and collaborative action research agenda by Hunsberger, Carol, Corbera, Esteve, Borras, Saturnino M., Franco, Jennifer C., Woods, Kevin, Work, Courtney, de la Rosa, Romulo, Eang, Vuthy, Herre, Roman, Kham, Sai Sam, Park, Clara, Sokheng, Seng, Spoor, Max, Thein, Shwe, Aung, Kyaw Thu, Thuon, Ratha, Vaddhanaphuti, Chayan

“…Recent research has highlighted the conflict potential of both land deals and climate change mitigation projects, but generally the two phenomena are studied…”
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Quality of life and social exclusion in rural Southern, Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS by Spoor, Max, Tasciotti, Luca, Peleah, Mihail

“…This article will focus on household access to essential social services provision (in particular examining access to public utilities) in countries of…”
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