The grab of the world's land and water resources

In this paper, I review recent developments in global political economy and political economy of development that have captured inter alia the attention of agrarian political economists. I do so through the periscope of two recent publications by Fred pearce, Great Britain's leading eco journalist and an edited volume by Tony Allann, Martin Keulertz, Suvi Sojamo and Jeroen Warner, scholars trained in different disciplines and based at various universities in the UK, the netherlands, and Finland. The account of the pace, places, and perpetrators, procedures, and problems of this particular agrarian model provides fodder for the further development of a locus classicus on what is happening to the land question in this current moment under the capitalist order, a shorthand for which is 'water and land grab'.

Price movement in the Brazilian land market (1994-2010): an analysis in the light of post-Keynesian theory

ABSTRACT The present study aims to evaluate crop, pasture and forest land prices in Brazil, between 1994 and 2010, in the light of Post-Keynesian theory. The results provide evidence that land, more than just a simple factor of production, must be conceived of as an economic asset. In fact, the price of rural land is determined not only by the expected profitability deriving from agricultural activities but also by the agents' expectations about its future appreciation and liquidity in an economic environment permeated with uncertainty. In this context, as an object of speculation, land has been particularly important as a store of value.

Charta öfver Åland med en del af Svenska och Finska skären samt post-vägen imellan Sverige och Finland

C. Beckman in- och delin.

Factum pour dame Catherine Penigault, veuve de messire Barthélemy de Puyvert des Gittons,... défenderesse, contre François et Salomon de La Salle et consorts, demandeurs en lettres de restitution du 4 juin 1631, et en deux requêtes, l'une du 19 août 1634, et l'autre du 1671. / (Signé : Helo.)

[Factum. Puyvert des Gittons, Catherine Penigault, veuve de Barthélemy de. 1671?]

Land Use Map

This map shows the entire campus master plan and details what each area of land would be used for.