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[...]it exaggerates the problems of the current land tenure system and does not provide convincing evidence to prove that the privatization of rural land will benefit farmers. [...]Qian Forrest Zhang and John A. Donaldson [1] argue that privatization Bwould only exacerbate class inequality and social tension^ and maintain that strengthening the current system offers the best route to Bincreasing investment in land and agricultural productivity, promoting scaled-up modern agriculture, protecting farmers land rights and preventing land grabs, enhancing rural livelihoods.^ Beyond these issues, it is not entirely clear what conclusions one should draw from the books many anecdotes and mini-case studies given that there is no systematic attempt to compare or analyze them. [...]the book could have been substantially condensed since much of its content is repetitive and, towards the end, the book seems to be a patchwork of articles previously written by the author and other contributors to CEQ.