The present thesis focuses on analyzing land right issue in transition economies in general and Vietnam in particular. Since most of transition countries are still developing ones where products of agriculture account for large share of national income, so the change in land right policies plays an important role. From the case of Vietnam, a country with 70% populations live on agricultural production, this thesis will examine how good policies on land rights will make a huge contribution to efficient improvement of investment incentives, as well as agricultural production and poverty reduction.

本文從轉型經濟制度分析土地使用權的重要性. 從實際而言,由於大部分的轉型經濟國家還是在發展中的過程, 而且農業產值在全國產出佔了較大的份額, 因此土地權政策對轉型經濟國家的發展起著很大的作用. 越南也是一個發展中的轉型經濟國家, 它的70%人民靠農業生活. 從1988年越南正式把農業人民公社制度取消, 並且採家庭承包制, 從1993年個體戶可以把自己有責任的土地出租,轉讓,交換,抵押,繼承. 這些積極改變給越南農業和農村帶來新的面貌. 本文探討良好的1993年土地使用權政策如何對農業投資動力, 生產效果和貧窮產出決定性的作用

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