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Abstract
The aim of the paper was to draw readers’ attention and to take part in the discussion on global land grabbing
procederu by governments and multinational corporations, as well as an attempt to explain this phenomenon
from the perspective of political economy. This paper deals with questions regarding the global expansion of land
acquisitions from the political economy perspective. The political economy of land grabbing by foreign investors
in less developed countries (mainly in Africa and South Asia) contrast the interests of foreign investors linked to
government officials or local elites against interests of local land users and communities. Global land grab has
major consequences for economies, livelihoods and environment in investment host countries. It creates winners
and losers and yields greater inequality within rural societies.