Начала политической экономии и податного обложения = The principles of political economy and taxation

Under Vietnam’s State land ownership regime, the Government holds supreme authority over compulsory land acquisition. The results show that many improvements in land acquisition policies have been made, but poor implementation measures largely cannot prevent or even mitigate the adverse impacts on displaced persons. In particular, ineffective compensation measures and a lack of production land and livelihood alternatives accelerate the resistance of communities displaced as a result of hydropower development. The close alliance between the local government and the investor, which is considered as an “interest group”, is the main factor that leads to the ignorance of benefits of displaced people within the compulsory land acquisition process.

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Compensation and Resettlement Policies after Compulsory Land Acquisition for Hydropower Development in Vietnam: Policy and Practice

System dynamics modelling for defining livelihood strategies for women smallholder farmers in lowland and upland regions of northern Vietnam: A comparative analysis

Land accumulation in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam is a reality that has been observed and debated for more than two decades. This article re-explores features of this phenomenon today by analysing data of a rural household survey conducted in September 2014 in Trần Giang and An Giang provinces. The article argues that the process of land accumulation during the post-reform transition in the Mekong Delta is determined by both land- and non-land-productive assets, and has effectively led to an increasing differentiation within the peasant class.

Land accumulation in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam: a question revisited

Red River Delta is one of the main rice producing regions in Vietnam. With la rge variations in natural conditions, the Red River Delta is suitable for development of different types of crops and animals. In recent years, the importance of fisheries, aquaculture and fruit trees have been increasing. With the average farming area per household in Red River Delta being 0.28 ha (2005), land is a limiting factor in generating sufficient income. Most farmers resort to diversifying their farming to high value crops such as vegetables, fruit trees, and livestock for urban markets, or engagi ng in non-farm activities. The result of this trend is the emergence of tenancy among farmers. This paper attempts to clarify the determination and function of rice land tenancy within the context of the economic structure in three villages in the North o f Vietnam. A series of questionnaire surveys were conducted in 2010- 2011 in the villages of Hung Yen (A), Bac Ninh (B), and Hai Phong (C) Provinces which are located in the Red River Delta. The main findings of the research are as follows. There is an increasing area of non-rice production with the appearance of different kinds of tenurial status in different villages. The tenurial status changes with the age of the farmers, indicating the influence of life -cycle on farmers’ economic behavior. There is also heavy dependence upon kinship ties in landlord-tenant relations. The production function analysis revealed that the increased use of land, labor, seed and fertilizer could lead to a higher rice production. The average rental under the predominant form of tenancy appeared to be equal to the marginal product of land, but under the contracts established between relatives, the average rental was much lower than the marginal product.

Land tenure and tenancy conditions in relation to rice production in three villages in the red river delta, vietnam

The long term development of Vietnamese agriculture depends on the efficient and effective use of land. In Vietnam, farmlands operat ed formerly by communes were redistributed among their members in the 1980s under Doimoi Policy. Land and related policies have direct effects on the livelihood of rural populations thro ugh influences on land tenure, farm size, fragmentation of land holdings, land use, and land credit markets. The average farm size in Red River Delta ranges from 0.2 ha to 0.3 ha per househ old and the plots of cultivated land are scattered over an average of 6 places. For the near future, f ood crops and rice are still the dominant crops but changes in land use are undoubtedly occurring. Low profitability cash crops have been abandoned in favor of crops offering higher returns such as hort icultural crops. This paper aims to clarify the current land tenure systems, including the pattern of land holding and the existing tenancy contracts of the farm households, and to investigate the rece nt changes in land use systems for agricultural production. Data were collected by a questionnaire survey, conducted in February 2008 in Da Ton Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi. It was found that about 75% of households had farm land area of under 0.36 ha, and the total number of land plot s of the 35 households investigated was 204, of which 70% were smaller than 0.09 ha in size. This c ommune experienced drastic changes in land use patterns and recently there emerged tenancy con tracts. More than 70% of contracts were for fruit land. It was considered that tenancy contracts were influenced not only by economic factors but also by social factors.

Phan Vu Quynh Chi

Papers

Land tenure and tenancy conditions in relation to rice production in three villages in the red river delta, vietnam

Land tenure systems and rental determination in a suburban villate in Hanoi, Vietnam.