Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?
By: Martin Ravallion, Dominique van de Walle, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy
Contributors: Van de Walle, Dominique; World Bank
Series: Policy research working paper -- 3871; Policy research working papers (Online) -- 3871.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Subjects: Land reform; Land tenure; Rural poor; Economic conditions; Regional disparities
Description: "In the wake of reforms to establish a free market in land-use rights, Vietnam is experiencing a pronounced rise in rural landlessness.  To some observers this is a harmless by-product of a more efficient economy, while to others it signals the return of the pre-socialist class-structure, with the rural landless at the bottom of the economic ladder.  The authors' theoretical model suggests that removing restrictions on land markets will increase landlessness among the poor, but that there will be both gainers and losers, with uncertain impacts on aggregate poverty.  Empirically, they find that landlessness is less likely for the poor and that the observed rise in landlessness is poverty reducing on balance.  However, there are marked regional differences, notably between the north and the south. "--World Bank web site.
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