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Forestland Allocation in Vietnam: An Economic Analysis /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Forestland Allocation in Vietnam: An Economic Analysis // Hoang Huu Dinh.
Author:	Dinh, Hoang Huu,
Description:	1 electronic resource (255 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-06, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International86-06B.
Subject:	Decentralization. -
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ISBN:	9798346788218

Forestland Allocation in Vietnam: An Economic Analysis /
Dinh, Hoang Huu,

Forestland Allocation in Vietnam: An Economic Analysis /Hoang Huu Dinh. - 1 electronic resource (255 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-06, Section: B.

Vietnam's forest and forestland allocation (FLA) program, initiated in the 1990s and spanning over 14 million hectares, is one of the largest natural resource decentralization efforts in the developing world. The program aims to transfer control of state forestland resources to households and other entities for long-term use, intending to improve management efficiency and promote environmental conservation through forestry activities, particularly tree planting. The policy impacts approximately 24 million people in mountainous areas and millions more in lower basins. Despite its scale, the FLA program has faced significant challenges and controversy, with ongoing debates about its policy-making process, outcomes, and impacts. In 2012, the government reported that 70% of the forestland allocated to households had not been used or was being used for purposes other than tree planting.This thesis provides a comprehensive investigation of Vietnam's FLA policy, examining its formulation, implementation, outcomes, and impacts on household welfare and poverty dynamics over the last three decades. Using a multidisciplinary research approach that includes policy analysis, qualitative, and quantitative methods, the study explores five key research issues: the FLA policy-making process, implementation, outcomes, and impacts; household land use dynamics with respect to tree planting; the impact of land tenure security (LTS) perception on household investment in tree planting; the effects of forestland allocation and tree planting on household welfare and poverty reduction; and solutions to promote household tree planting through contract farming.The empirical analysis in this study is based on data collected from a survey of 240 households in 11 communes in Lam Dong province, situated in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) longitudinal data, conducted biennially from 2008 to 2018 in 12 provinces across various ecological zones in Vietnam, is utilized to evaluate the effects of FLA and tree planting on household welfare and poverty reduction. This data is also used to identify the key factors influencing participation in tree contract farming. Additionally, a brief survey of 55 households and stakeholders in Quang Tri province is conducted to assess the financial performance of tree contract farming, highlighting its potential to promote FLA. The study also incorporates information from secondary sources, grey literature, and peer-reviewed papers on FLA and tree planting in Vietnam to analyze the policy formulation process, outcomes, and impact across different chapters of the thesis.Chapter 2 critically examines Vietnam's FLA policy formulation, implementation, and overall outcome and impact over the last three decades. I argue that while the policy has shown quantitative successes in terms of the number of households involved (1.2 million households), total allocated area, and the issuance of Land Use Right Certificates to recipient households for long-term and stable uses, it is plagued by shortcomings in formulation, implementation, and impact. The lack of effective monitoring, unclear defined roles and responsibilities, and local autonomy contribute to distorted implementation at the local level. Institutional overlap and resource constraints further hinder positive outcomes, leading to delays and unequal land distribution in many localities. The government's emphasis on expediting allocation has resulted in inadequate demarcation and insufficient stakeholder consultation. Additionally, the lack of attention from the state in designing accompanying and earlier support policies makes some land recipient households, especially poor households or those facing desperate livelihood needs, unable to make investment decisions or find it difficult to do so for a long time. The study is empirically sound but calls for future assessments within a coherent political science framework, highlighting the impact of "policy institutionalization" on the influence of interest groups.

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ISBN: 9798346788218Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Decentralization.

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