Decentralization and Local Politics of Forest Management in Vietnam
A Case Study of Cơ Tu Ethnic Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14799676 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hoang Huy Tuan (0000-0003-3983-9439, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 52 |
| Pages | 169-206 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07329113.2006.10756595 |
| OpenAlex | W2322863065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
Nowadays, decentralization is a dominant theme in the discussion of policy of natural resource management in general, and particularly forest management. Decentralization has emerged as a major strategy for many national governments to achieve development goals, provide public services, and undertake environmental conservation (Agrawal and Ostrom 2001). Governments believe that decentralization not only can improve service delivery by bringing decision-making and implementation closer to the target population, but also can cut the central government’s costs and improve efficiency by reducing the size of the central bureaucracy (Dupar, Badenoch et al. 2002). In Vietnam, decentralization has occurred within special sectors such as forestry, agriculture, and so on (Dupar, Badenoch et al. 2002). Decentralization of forestry in Vietnam can be traced back from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Before the economic reform policy, popularly known as Đổi Mới (Renovation) that was initiated in 1986, forest management had been highly centralized. Under the Đổi Mới policy, the government has allocated forestland to households and individuals for planting both protection, and production forests since 1994. Management authority was directly transferred from the state to the households and individuals through the Forest and Land Allocation (FLA) policy. There are two main
Agriculture · Business · Central government · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Forest management · Forest protection · Geography · Government (linguistics · Land tenure · Local government · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · State forest · Cambodian History and Society · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Law · Public Administration · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Forestry
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Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Success
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Restructuring space in the name of development
Relationship between community capitals and governance
Making community forest management work in northern Vietnam by pioneering participatory action
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |