Land in transition : reform and poverty in rural Vietnam / Martin Ravallion, Dominique van de Walle.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.

Exploring what Vietnam's economic would have looked like without reform, this book offers a set of methods, drawing on the tool kit of modern economics. The book's findings have implications on broader issues of social protection in developing rural economies.

List of abbreviations and acronyms -- [Part] 1. Introduction -- [Part] 2. The historical context and policy debates -- [Part] 3. Data and summary statistics -- [Part] 4. Welfare impacts of privatizing land-use rights -- [Part] 5. Land reallocation after the introduction of a land market -- [Part] 6. Rising landlessness : A sign of success or failure? -- [Part] 7. Access to credit for the landless poor -- [Part] 8. Conclusions.