This paper examines factors affecting income inequality in rural Vietnam with a special focus on the Mekong Delta. A case study reveals that there is heterogeneity in the factors of rural inequality at the commune level. While the inequality in one survey commune correlates with nonagricultural income rather than landholdings, the inequality in the other survey commune is determined by landholdings and characterized by a fixed structure. However, at the same time, the increasing importance of education in economic advancement is also observed in both communes under rural livelihood diversification conditions.

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湄公河三角洲农村地区收入不平等的多元化因素：公社级异质性的证据

本文研究了影响越南农村地区收入不平等的因素，特别关注湄公河三角洲。案例研究表明，在公社层面，农村不平等因素存在异质性。一个调查公社的不平等与非农业收入而不是土地所有权相关，而另一个调查公社的不平等由土地所有权决定，并具有固定的结构。但是，与此同时，在农村生计多样化的条件下，两个社区的教育在经济发展中的重要性也日益提高。