La 4e de couverture indique : Le développement durable est d'une impérieuse nécessité au xxie siècle. Parce qu'une économie qui dégrade les écosystèmes de la Terre n'est pas une politique responsable. Et qu'une économie qui produit une inégalité abyssale entre la classe riche et la...

Introduction : the food commons are coming! / Jose Luis Vivero-Pol, Tomaso Ferrando, Olivier de Schutter and Ugo Mattei -- The idea of food as a commons : multiple understandings for multiple dimensions of food / Jose Luis Vivero-Pol -- The food system as a commons / Giacomo Pettenati, Alessia...

"As formerly community-owned land and natural resources are privatized and titling schemes proliferate, Property Rights from Below questions the trend towards treating land as a commodity and explores alternatives to the Western model."

"The challenge of global hunger is now high on the agenda of governments and international policy-makers. This new work contributes to addressing that challenge, by looking at the obstacles which stand in the way of implementing a right to food in the era of globalisation. The book describes the...

1. Introduction : foreign direct investment and human development / Olivier De Schutter, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters -- 2. International investment law : the perpetual search for consensus / Jan Wouters, Sanderijn Duquet and Nicolas Hachez -- 3. Foreign direct investment as an engine for...

Essential resources do more than satisfy people's needs. They ensure a dignified existence. Since the competition for essential resources, particularly fresh water and arable land, is increasing, and standard legal institutions, such as property rights and national border controls, are...