How institutions shape land deals : the role of corruption

Matthias Bujko, Christian Fischer, Tim Krieger, Daniel Meierrieks

Large-scale land acquisitions, or "land grabs", concentrate in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given institutional set-up to strike deals with international investors at the expense of the local population. Using panel data for 157 countries from 2000-2011, we provide evidence that these land deals indeed occur more often in countries with higher levels of corruption.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Bujko, Matthias ; Fischer, Christian ; Krieger, Tim ; Meierrieks, Daniel
Publisher:	Freiburg : Wilfried-Guth-Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik
Subject:	Large-scale land acquisitions \| land grabbing \| foreign investments \| weak institutions \| property rights \| corruption \| large-N study \| Korruption \| Corruption \| Auslandsinvestition \| Foreign investment \| Bodenrecht \| Land tenure \| Sachenrecht \| Law of property \| Institutionelle Infrastruktur \| Institutional infrastructure \| Grundeigentum \| Real property \| Welt \| World \| Landnutzung \| Land use

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Extent:	Online-Ressource ([11] S.)
Series:	Diskussionsbeiträge / Wilfried-Guth-Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik. - Freiburg : Univ. Freiburg, ZDB-ID 2718300-2. - Vol. 2014-02
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/98848 [Handle]
Classification:	F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements ; O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation ; Q34 - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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