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Economic Integration in Asia: Towards the Delineation of a Sustainable Path pp 78–98Cite as

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Unexpected and Growing Interest in Land Investments? The Asian Case

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The aim of this chapter is to provide an Asian perspective on land investments with particular reference to the European position in terms of land acquisition. At first, the chapter recalls the relevance that land holds as a distinct factor of production. Then, it investigates the different definitions of land grabbing in the literature review. The second part of the chapter is devoted to the examination of the Asian case. Furthermore, it analyzes both the direct and the indirect roles played by the European Union (EU) in influencing and enhancing the phenomenon of land grabbing in Asia. The chapter concludes with observations and proposals on the impact of land grabbing.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland

    Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan (Professor of East-Asian Economics) (Professor of East-Asian Economics)

  2. Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France

    Jacques Jaussaud (Professor of Management) (Professor of Management)

  3. Università Ca’ Foscari, Italy

    Maria Bruna Zolin (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

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Luzi, L., Zolin, M.B. (2014). Unexpected and Growing Interest in Land Investments? The Asian Case. In: Andreosso-O’Callaghan, B., Jaussaud, J., Zolin, M.B. (eds) Economic Integration in Asia: Towards the Delineation of a Sustainable Path. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137432933_5

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