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The Land Grabbers

the New Fight Over Who Owns the Earth
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Oct 09, 2014StarGladiator rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Superlatively researched book, naming the names of those hedge funds/private equity firms and financiers involved with gobbling land holdings the world over. Again, this author, as others, mentions Armajaro Holdings and the fellow who runs it, responsible for cornering the chocolate market - - but fails to mention that Armajaro Holdings and Ward made $40 million because the price went up directly tied to the political/civil problems in the Ivory Coast! [When banks/hedge funds do suspicious investments, there's usually a backstory.] Fortunately, the author does explain those International Investment Agreements (IIA) which gives priority access to the hedge fund/investment vehicle to water over the people and citizenry of the country - - obviously, money changes hands! I agree with the previous comment about organization, but the research overall was top drawer! www.afsafrica.org