__Abstract__
We introduce this special issue by explaining seven characteristics
of land grabbing in Latin America. These features are not unique
to the region. By highlighting them – arguing, for instance, that a
key aspect in Latin America is intra-regional land grabbing driven
by (trans)Latina companies – we hope to inspire new cross-regional
comparisons to understand the dynamics of “global” land grabbing.
Our focus on Latin America challenges some problematic generalisations
in the literature, for instance, that land grabs occur mainly
in fragile states. We interrogate the relationship between land grabbing
and the “foreignisation” narrative, and the need to revisit the
broader question of land concentration. Thus we build upon the literature
locating land grabs and the land question within the political
economy of global capitalism
