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(2017). The impact of land property rights interventions on investment and agricultural productivity in developing countries: a systematic review. Journal of Development Effectiveness: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 61-81.
Tenure reform read moreHalting new extraction projects will not be enough to stay within our rapidly dwindling carbon budget Some existing fossil fuel licences and production will need to be revoked and phased out early. Governments need to start tackling head-on how to do this https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/17/shut-down-fossil-fuel-production-sites-early-to-avoid-climate-chaos-says-study?CMP=share_btn_tw
A bit late, but here is my review of "The future is Degrowth" by @MGSchmelzer @a_vansi and Andrea Vetter, published by the ever fantastic @VersoBooks
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Itās here!!! Turning Land into Capital: Development and Dispossession in the Mekong Region with UWash Press, eds Philip Hirsch, Natalia Scurrah & Michael Dwyer (not tweeters) with stellar contributors. Folks, this took 8 yearsā¦making it read more like a monograph than edited vol
We need to rethink the ādevelopmentā in development studies. Currently it signposts the way to systemic collapse.
"Though policy and practice are the primary focus of Development Studies, there has never been a consensus on these matters, nor should there be. There are too many uncertainties and too much diversity in situations and objectives around the world to make this possible." https://twitter.com/EADI/status/1534794364580466688
The ādinosaur chartā:
Most of the increases in carbon dioxide emissions since the year 1990 have been due to the consumption of the global top 10% income earners.
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