The origins and influence of land property rights in Vietnam

Development Policy Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-363

  Hare, Denise ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural land reform; Institutions; Property rights; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LAND REFORM; LAND USE; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 41949121908     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2008.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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