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Thailand’s 20 year program to title rural land (draft)
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Anthony Burns
2004
In 1982 the population of Thailand was about 48 million and there was increasing pressure on land resources. This paper describes how the Department of Lands designed and implem...
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The community forest movement’s strategic use of culture in rights claiming process: Reflections from field research
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Bencharat Saechua
2013
A letter from the Prime Minister dated 16 January 2008, and cited in the Constitution Court Ruling No 15/2552, in defense of the Community Forest Bill shows how “community right...
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Land is life: A policy advocacy case study of the Northern Thailand land reform movement
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jason Lubanski
2012
This case study provides an in-depth examination of the work of the Thailand Northern Land Reform Movement using the framework of Jeff Unsicker’s “Policy Advocacy Circles”. Due ...
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Strengthen community voices for informed choices: Land-use and land-use change in Central Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Bert Maerten, Oxfam, Prof Dr Dang Hung Vo and Dr Nguyen Do Anh Tuan
2012
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Who suffers most from extreme weather events? Weather-related loss events in 2013 and 1994 to 2013
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
S. Kreft, D. Eckstein, L. Junghans, C. Kerestan and U. Hagen
2014
According to the Climate Risk Index, less developed countries are generally more affected than industrialised countries. The countries affected most in 2013 were the Philippines...
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Securing Livelihoods and Land Tenure in Rural Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, UN-Habitat
2013
The Myanmar government introduced two new land laws in 2012 as part of an effort to liberalize land markets. This report analyzes the implementation of these laws using theory, ...
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Legal Review of Recently Enacted Farmland Law and Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Robert B. Oberndorf
2012
A legal review of Myanmar's 'Farmland Law' and 'Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law', published by Food Security Working Group’s Land Core Group in November 2012
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Reaching across the Mekong: Local socioeconomic and gender effects of Lao-Thai crossborder linkages
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Gomez Jr., José Edgardo, Southiseng, Nittana; Walsh, John; Sapuay, Samuel
2011
A paper exploring socioeconomic and gender effects of Laos-Thai crossborder linkages. The authors discuss the physical setting of border facilities then explore their local effe...
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Small island tourism development plan implementation: The case of Koh Tao, Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Dietrich, John, Szuster, Brian W.
2014
This article examines the implementation of tourism development plans in Thailand, focusing on the island of Koh Tao as a case study. It examines the applicability of plan imple...
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The politics of PVC: Technology and institutions in upland water management in northern Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Badenoch, Nathan
2009
An article exploring the politics, technology and institutions involved in northern Thailand’s upland water management. Conflict over water has grown in the mountainous areas of...
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Key success factor of special economic zone for Thailand
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pakdeenurit, P., Suthikarnnarunai, N
2014
The purpose of this paper is to identify the key factors in the success of Thailand's Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The authors use mathematical modelling and analyse 11 variable...
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Dispute resolution and access to justice: extended synopsis
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Natalia Scurrah, Philip Hirsch
2015
Extended synopsis of report on access to justice and dispute resolution in the Mekong region, published by Mekong Land Research Forum in 2015.
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Overview, Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
2012
An overview of the Asian Development Bank's Economic Cooperation program for the Greater Mekong Subregion, published in 2012.
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Asia's agrarian reform in reverse: laws taking land out of small farmers' hands
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
2015
The April 2015 edition of Against the Grain -- a report by Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) on laws and mechanisms in Asia that result in land transfer from indepe...
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Land policy and land law: extended synopsis
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Natalia Scurrah, Philip Hirsch
2015
An extended abstract of Natalia Scurrah and Philip Hirsch's report on land law in the Mekong region, published by Mekong Land Research Forum.
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Cambodian peasant's contribution to rural development: a perspective from Kampong Thom Province
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Diepart, JC.
2010
The paper aims to identify the rationality of peasant communities and their contribution to rural development in Kampong Thom province. To do so, the authors explore the dynamic...
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Cambodia’s special economic zones
Cambodia
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Warr, Peter , Menon, Jayant
2015
This study examines the role of special economic zones (SEZs) in Cambodia, and finds that the SEZs have attracted significant levels of foreign investment that would not have be...
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Growing pains: Urbanisation and informal settlements in Cambodia's secondary cities
Cambodia
Issue and policy briefs
Goad, Hallam, Lindström, Nora (ed.); Meas Kimseng
2012
This report takes a snapshot look at how urbanisation is impacting three of Cambodia's secondary cities – Sihanoukville, Battambang, and Siem Reap – and, in particular, their ur...
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Eviction and resettlement in Cambodia: human costs, impacts and solutions
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
2012
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia (OHCHR) has undertaken the present study to measure the human and socio-economic costs and impacts of evictio...
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Donor accountability and local governance: Development assistance to the Cambodian land sector
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Grimsditch, Mark
2014
This article looks at World Bank and German land sector support and highlights the challenges these actors have faced in ensuring effective implementation of land sector reform ...