Trade & Investment | Land grabbing under the Cover of Law
▻http://www.tni.org/paper/land-grabbing-under-cover-law?context=70931
The #BRICS are following the pattern traditionally adopted by Northern countries of enclosing and exploiting land, both nationally and abroad, to benefit capital and global agro-industrialisation. They are also using law and diplomacy, notably Bilateral Investment Agreements, in order to facilitate access to foreign land, and foster their own economic interests.