Compulsory land acquisition and voluntary land conversion in Vietnam

The report provides recommendations on improving land policies to ensure the efficiency of their practical implementation and to target them at both economic development and social sustainability. Policies with regard to voluntary benefit sharing, promoting the participation of communities and social organizations, strengthening the dialogue between the government and the people, creating real consensus amongst parties in investment projects and enhancing inspection work by upper level administrative authorities over those at a lower level are analyzed and specifically recommended in this policy note.