How not to think about Land Grabbing

This op-ed by Olivier de Schutter was published on the International Land Coalition website on 12. January 2011 

[12 January 2011] Op-Ed - BRUSSELS: In the international discussion surrounding the phenomenon referred to as ‘land-grabbing’ –the acquisition or long-term lease of large areas of land by investors – the debate has focused on whether or not this development can be regulated at regional or international level, and if so, how. But what we really need is a vision that goes beyond disciplining land deals and providing policymakers with a check list of how to destroy global peasantry responsibly.