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Revising the Land Law to Enable Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2012
Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
agriculture
climate change
common property
decentralization
farmland
forest land
forestry
land administration
land allocation
land area
land degradation
land distribution
land law
land management
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
land valuation
natural resources management
sustainable development
sustainable land use
urban areas
urban planning
urbanization
Vietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.
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To Buy or Lease? Farm Revival in Eastern and Central Europe

August, 2012
Europe
Land & Investments
agriculture
farmland
land markets
land rights
land titling
land transfers
leases
private ownership
property rights
Buying, selling and mortgaging farmland
are still rare in Eastern and Central Europe. Not
surprisingly, given the level of risk in many of these
countries, short-term transactions, especially leasing, are
more common. These short-term transactions do almost as well
as land sales in allocating resources. Making them more
secure by improving simple registration and enforcement
systems and increasing public access to information on what
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Tajikistan - Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change : Economic Opportunities and Institutional Constraints for Farming Households

September, 2014
Tajikistan
agriculture
climate change
common property
farmers
farmland
food security
land degradation
land law
land management
land ownership
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land titling
natural disasters
rural areas
rural development
rural population
transaction costs
Climate change presents significant
threats to sustainable poverty reduction in Tajikistan. The
primary impacts on rural livelihoods are expected to stem
from reduced water quantity and quality (affecting
agriculture), and increased frequency and severity of
disasters. Options for farming households to autonomously
adapt (and thereby move from climate vulnerability to
resilience) include adoption of on-farm and off-farm
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Wage Growth, Landholding, and Mechanization in Chinese Agriculture

January, 2015
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
agrarian structure
agriculture
farmers
farmland
land consolidation
land distribution
land management
land markets
land ownership
land registration
land rent
land rights
land use
property rights
rural areas
rural development
rural population
urbanization
This paper uses farm panel data from
China to examine the dynamics of land transactions, machine
investments, and the demand for machine services. Recently,
China's agriculture has experienced a large expansion
of machine rentals and machine services provided by
specialized agents, which has contributed to mechanization
of agricultural production. The empirical results show that
an increase in nonagricultural wage rates leads to expansion
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Can a Market-Assisted Land Redistribution Program Improve the Lives of the Poor? Evidence from Malawi

March, 2012
Malawi
agrarian structure
agriculture
expropriation
farmers
farmland
food security
land distribution
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land titling
landowners
property rights
rural development
This paper uses a rural household survey
dataset collected in 2006 and 2008 to investigate the impact
of a market-based land resettlement project in southern
Malawi. The program provided a conditional cash and land
transfer to poor families to relocate to larger plots of
farm land. The average treatment effect of the program is
estimated using a difference-in-difference matching
technique based on propensity score matching; qualitative
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China Land Policy Reform for Sustainable Economic and Social Development : An Integrated Framework for Action

June, 2012
China
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
agriculture
capacity development
collective ownership
farmland
forest land
land administration
land consolidation
land management
land markets
land ownership
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
landowners
property law
property rights
rural planning
urban areas
urbanization
China has undergone a profound economic and social transformation as it moves from a centrally-planned to a market-oriented economy. Land issues are implicated in this ongoing transformation in numerous important ways - as key factors in China's quest for economic growth, national food security and social stability; as important influences in the rapid growth of China's cities as well as the future of its agriculture; and as central features in local government finance and in the growth and stability of the financial and banking sector.
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Land Titles, Investment, and Agricultural Productivity in Madagascar : A Poverty and Social Impact Analysis

March, 2013
Madagascar
Land & Investments
commons
expropriation
farmland
land administration
land economics
land markets
land ownership
land policies
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land titling
land transactions
land transfers
land use
landowners
property rights
rural areas
squatters
urban areas
This report examines the question of
land titling in Madagascar, a country where modern and
informal tenure systems coexist and overlap to a significant
extent. The report reviews three main arguments for land
titling and their relevance for Madagascar in order to
provide policy implications and evaluations. The first is
that land titling serves as protection against
expropriation. Second, titles may also facilitate land
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China - Integrating Land Policy Reforms II : Strengthening Land Rights for Equitable Growth and Social Harmony

February, 2013
China
Land & Investments
agriculture
collective ownership
compensation
eminent domain
farmland
land administration
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land transactions
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
landowners
private ownership
rural planning
rural population
urban areas
This report evaluates the legal
framework for rural land rights, the regulations of rural
housing sites, the effects of land requisition on farmers
who lose land, and some selected issues affecting urban land
rights. The focus of this report is how to enhance property
rights in a number of different contexts. The report makes a
series of specific policy recommendations for rural
agricultural land, rural housing land, to protect rights in
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Land Policy Dialogues : Addressing Urban-Rural Synergies in World Bank Facilitated Dialogues in the Last Decade

March, 2013
Global
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agriculture
decentralization
farmland
land administration
land consolidation
land distribution
land management
land markets
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
landowners
property rights
slums
squatters
sustainable development
transaction costs
urban areas
urban planning
urban population
urbanization
zoning
Land policy, administration and
management are areas of strong client demand for technical
advice and operational support. This review sought to help
the Bank better position itself to present coherent advice
on policy, institutional arrangements and practice. The
potential implications are a lowering of reputational risk
to the Bank; greater efficiency in the process including
joint data gathering; and building of greater momentum and
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Uganda Sustainable Land Management : Public Expenditure Review

February, 2014
Uganda
agricultural land management
agriculture
climate change
decentralization
deforestation
farmers
farmland
fisheries
forest land
forestry
land administration
land degradation
land management
land registration
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
land valuation
landowners
natural resources management
rural development
sustainable development
sustainable land management
This report summarizes the findings of
the Uganda Sustainable Land Management Public Expenditure
Review (SLM PER). The SLM PER was undertaken to achieve six
main objectives: (i) establish a robust data base on
SLM-related public expenditure that can support credible
empirical analysis; (ii) develop a sound methodology for
conducting SLM PERs, which could guide similar work in the
future; (iii) analyze the level and composition of SLM