"This book explores the complex legal, cultural, economic and human rights issues associated with development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) in Vietnam. As in many parts of the world, urban expansion and large-scale infrastructure projects in Vietnam often rely on forced land acquisition, which can result in the involuntary resettlement of households and entire communities. This book examines the adequacy of monetary and in-kind compensation, and the support that resettlees need for successful integration into host communities and for sustainable livelihoods and improved well-being. It presents new paradigms and practises that place affected households at the centre of project planning and implementation to fully address the needs of the most vulnerable. This includes women, the elderly and ethnic minority groups. Bringing together research evidence, practical experience, and insights of distinguished researchers, this book is the first to systematically examine DIDR in Vietnam, a single-party state seeking to balance state interests with the demands of investors and civil society for human rights and participation by affected people. Combining the latest evidence and research findings on development-induced displacement and resettlement inVietnam with practical experiences in project implementation, this book will be a useful guide for researchers across development, migration, and Southeast Asian Studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers. Its lessons will also be relevant to other countries facing rapid development"--
This book explores the complex legal, cultural, economic and human rights issues associated with development-induced displacement and resettlement in Vietnam. It presents new paradigms and practises that place affected households at the centre of project planning and implementation to fully address the needs of the most vulnerable.
Foreword, Frank Vanclay Introduction, Nguyen Quy Nghi and Jane Singer
Part 1: Legal framework on land acquisition and resettlement in Vietnam
Chapter 1: Land acquisition legal framework in Vietnam: balancing public and
private interests, Phan Trung Hien
Chapter 2: Local governments as catalysts
for enhancing resettlement outcomes in infrastructure development, Le Anh
Tuan
Chapter 3: Noncompliance with land acquisition and resettlement in
Vietnam: a policy tools approach, Nguyen Van Dang Part 2: Agricultural land
conversion, urbanization, and farmers responses
Chapter 4: Urbanization and
land acquisition in Hues peri-urban areas: challenges and the way forward,
Nguyen Quang Phuc
Chapter 5: Agricultural land appropriation for urban
development: villagers learn to cope with the state and adapt to the market,
Nguyen Van Suu
Chapter 6: "Good" versus "bad" urbanization: land
appropriation impacts in two peri-urban villages in Hanoi, Nguyen Thi Thanh
Binh Part 3: Navigating resettlement practices in large infrastructure
projects
Chapter 7: Developmentinduced peri-urban resettlement: livelihood
opportunities, but at what cost?, Jane Singer, Pham Huu Ty and Thi Kinh Kieu
Chapter 8: How to deal with hunger? Household strategies and rural livelihood
diversification at a dam-induced resettlement site, Nga Dao
Chapter 9:
Dam-induced resettlement in Vietnam: proposing a socially sustainable model,
Nguyen Quy Nghi and Phan Huyen Dan
Chapter 10: Post-resettlement integration
into host communities: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of large
infrastructure projects in Vietnam, Nguyen Quy Nghi, Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong
and Do Thi Le Hang Part 4: Addressing emerging and dormant issues in
resettlement programs
Chapter 11: Breaking the vicious cycle: how the private
sector can contribute to solving resettlement dilemmas, Dinh Thi Ngoc Bich
Chapter 12: Excitement or anxiety: psychological aspects of
developmentinduced resettlement, Do Thi Le Hang, Nguyen Quy Nghi and Nguyen
Thi Minh Phuong
Chapter 13: Gender-impact assessment: toward a universal
application in large development projects in Vietnam, Pham Thi Dieu My
Nguyen Quy Nghi is Senior Social Development Specialist for The World Bank in Washington DC.
Jane Singer is Professor in the Department of Global Studies at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.