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“In China it is power, not law, which governs.”
When eating dinner with a family in Fujian province, I explained I was a lawyer conducting field research. The elderly
Uprooting Families to Save Trees
Much has been written about the global land rush –the trend in which investors, eager to establish plantations to produce
The Impact of the Global Land Rush on Women
Around the world, there has been a notable increase in the demand for land—particularly agricultural land—resulting in a ‘global land
Bridging the Two Indias
India is said to live in two centuries. My recent visit there reminded me that this divide is so wide
Do land rights make a difference?
Report by Landesa CEO, Tim Hanstad on a field visit August 2, 2011. This afternoon I was in the field
Are women with secure land rights less vulnerable to domestic violence?
The problem of domestic violence in the world can seem intractable. In a recent report, UN Women notes that in
Small Farms, Big Role
How big should a farm be? Many people assume smaller farms are significantly less efficient than larger farms, and attribute
Rural Women & Agricultural Land Conversions in China
China’s unprecedented economic growth and rapid urbanization have created a massive demand for arable land to be converted to real
How Does an Extra Line on a Piece of Paper Help Change the World?
Last year, the government of West Bengal and Landesa’s partner in India, RDI, started a revolution in that Indian state
The Importance of Locally Legitimate Law Reform
I was recently reminded of the importance, and the potency, of locally legitimate law reform (law reform which is based
