Abstract A series of policies on land tenure have been implemented in Vietnam following the doi moi restructuring. This study assesses the impacts of these policies, the extent to which they have had intended effects and coping strategies adopted by farmers. Data were collected in five upland villages in Nghe An Province, North Central Vietnam. The intended effects of the land allocation policies were poverty alleviation, intensification of agriculture, agricultural modernization and forest protection. The policies implemented to achieve these goals include changes in land allocation, purportedly to increase land tenure security. However, the policies have been implemented in a very uneven manner and the effects differ widely due to differences in the local contexts in which they have been implemented. In general, farmers perceive the impacts of policies as adverse and have attempted to cope with their impact in a variety of ways. The paper argues that land allocation policies have: (1) decreased the amount of land available, (2) not improved land tenure security and (3) had a limited impact on farming practices. The differences between the five villages are great, demonstrating the very different results produced by national policies depending on the specific implementation modality and the local context.

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越南中北部高地土地分配政策的影响和农民适应

摘要 随着土木结构重组，越南实施了一系列土地保有权政策。本研究评估了这些政策的影响、它们产生的预期效果的程度以及农民采用的应对策略。数据是在越南中北部义安省的五个高地村庄收集的。土地分配政策的预期效果是扶贫、农业集约化、农业现代化和森林保护。为实现这些目标而实施的政策包括改变土地分配，据称是为了增加土地使用权的保障。但是，这些政策的实施方式非常不平衡，而且由于实施的地方环境不同，效果也有很大差异。一般来说，农民认为政策的影响是不利的，并试图以各种方式应对政策的影响。该论文认为，土地分配政策：(1) 减少了可用土地数量，(2) 没有改善土地保有权保障，(3) 对耕作方式的影响有限。五个村之间的差异很大，说明国家政策因具体实施方式和当地情况而产生的结果大不相同。