Murray 2016, 'Late environmental economist Robin Murray's views on creating a new economy' (interview at Schumacher College), Upstream podcasts podcast , downloaded nov 2023. A partial transcript is held locally pdf
> ❝ I think land is a very significant thing, and is becoming ever more important. Whether as a source of materials, or as a place live or to farm. Some of our Nicaraguan colleagues, in the coops there, are finding real difficulty because people are coming and offering them enough money, for them to live without working any more; and it seems very generous. This is because of this huge land grab which is now taking place . . in Africa, it’s water, for some it’s materials. There is this tremendous land grab. And the way it appears in the economy is an increase in the value of these planetary resources which, if you are able to enclose them, and own them, you are going to be able to extract what in economics we call ground rent, and hold the rest of society up to ransom because you’ve got what they need.