CASAS
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Restructuring palm oil value chain governance in Colombia through long-term labour control
New publication alert!In her article in Journal of Agrarian Change, Angela Serrano Zapata (CASAS member) provides a historical analysis of the palm oil industry in northeastern Colombia. Abstract: In this paper, I argue that the cumulative effects of coercive and indirect labour discipline enable firms to reorganize production. Through a historical analysis of the palm…
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Who is Who in CASAS? Vong Nanhthavong
Vong Nanhthavong is a senior research scientist on the governance of land investments at the Centre for Development and Environment Lao Country Office, University of Bern. His research interests include agrarian transitions, quality of land investment, rural employment, human well-being, and sustainable finance. Recently, he has been active in science-policy engagement on land investments in…
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Values and knowledges in decision-making on environmentally disruptive infrastructure projects: insights from large dams and mines
New publication alert!In their recently published article, Sharachchandra Lele, Daniela Del Bene, Duygu Avcı (CASAS member), Tatiana Roa-Avendaño, Brototi Roy, Geetanjoy Sahu, Maureen Harris, and Deborah Moore. Abstract: Large infrastructure projects generate irreducible trade-offs between different societal values towards nature. We asked what kinds of values and knowledges are articulated in decision-making around these projects,…
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Making concessions pay? Historical vs. potential tax revenues from Laos’s rubber sector
New publication alert! Michael B. Dwyer and Vong Nanhthavong (CASAS member) have a new article in World Development titled ‘Making concessions pay? Historical vs. potential tax revenues from Laos’s rubber sector’. Abstract: Under-taxation has been a prominent feature of the global land rush, figuring centrally in early concerns that transnational land deals constitute a new…