Transition in Vietnam: Impact of the Rural Reform Process on an Ethnic Minority: 31 (Development Economics & Policy) - Softcover

Luibrand, Annette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631503504 ISBN 13: 9783631503508

Publisher: Peter Lang AG, 2002

Synopsis

This book presents an analysis of the transition process with particular emphasis on the agricultural sector in Vietnam. Focusing on the ethnic minority of the Black Thai in the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam, the impact of the rural reform process on their livelihood is examined. The analytical tool used in this work is a stochastic frontier analysis model, whose parameters are estimated by a regression analysis. Although the transition process in general has had a positive impact on the livelihood of the population, the gap between the rich and the poor has widened during the last ten years. Imperative measures are the introduction of technical innovations in the agricultural sector and their promotion through governmental as well as national and international non-governmental organisations.

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About the Author

The Author: Annette Luibrand, born in 1964, studied agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. She specialised in development economics. After gaining her Master's degree in 1997 she worked as a research associate at the Institute of Agricultural Development Theory and Policy in the Tropics and Subtropics. During her graduate and postgraduate studies, she has gained substantial working experience in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Since June 2001 she is working for the development organisation «Brot für die Welt».

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang AG
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631503504
• ISBN 13: 9783631503508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210