Landlessness, Economic Activities and Household Income in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.21203/rs.3.rs-62398/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Quang Vu ◽

Tuyen Quang Tran

Keyword(s):

Rural Households ◽

Income Group ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Middle Income ◽

Self Employment ◽

Middle Income Group ◽

Wage Earning

Abstract The main aim of the current study is to investigate the influence of landlessness and landholding on the choice of livelihoods among rural households in the Red River Delta. Among five livelihoods adopted by local households, we find that the highest income derives from formal wage earning, the lowest from agricultural and informal wage-paying livelihoods. The middle income group comprises livelihoods based on formal wage-paying jobs and other sources, and nonfarm self-employment and other income. Notably, the study provides evidence that landlessness or land shortage is not a potential barrier preventing rural households from pursuing gainful livelihoods in the Red River Delta. Specifically, households affected by landlessness or a shortage of land tend to adopt non-farm livelihoods that are more profitable than agricultural livelihoods. The finding suggests that landlessness or shortage of land should not be viewed as an absolutely negative phenomenon in the region.JEL codes: K25; Q15; Q12: Q57

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Climate Change and Land Use Change of Rural Households in The Red River Delta, Vietnam

Journal of Economics and Development ◽

10.33301/2013.15.02.05 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 79-94

Author(s):

Ngoc Luu Bich

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Rural Households ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Sea Levels ◽

Main Production ◽

Farming Households

Climate change (CC) and its impacts on the socio-economy and the development of communities has become an issue causing very special concern. The rise in global temperatures, in sea levels, extreme weather phenomena, and salinization have occurred more and more and have directly influenced the livelihoods of rural households in the Red River Delta – one of the two regions projected to suffer strongly from climate change in Vietnam. For farming households in this region, the major and traditional livelihoods are based on main production materials as agricultural land, or aquacultural water surface Changes in the land use of rural households in the Red River Delta during recent times was influenced strongly by the Renovation policy in agriculture as well as the process of industrialization and modernization in the country. Climate change over the past 5 years (2005-2011) has started influencing household land use with the concrete manifestations being the reduction of the area cultivated and the changing of the purpose of land use.

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Is Greenfield Investment Greener for the Welfare of Lower-Middle Income Countries? Market based Empirical Analysis with GMM Approach

Journal of Marketing Strategies ◽

10.52633/jms.v3i3.111 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 194-206

Author(s):

Ali Raza ◽

Muhammad Iqbal ◽

Nasir Hussian

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Economic Development ◽

Income Group ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Host Countries ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Middle Income Group ◽

One Step ◽

Complete Data Analysis

Globalization is considered as the catalyst for the progress of economic activities and economic development of lower-middle-income countries. Greenfield investment not only promotes welfare but also helps in the health and education sector of these countries. This study examined thirty-four (34) sampled countries of the lower-middle-income group from different regions for a time span of 1998-2017. Im, Pesaran and Shin (2003) test is applied for testing panel unit root and one step system GMM technique is applied for the complete data analysis. The results of the study concluded that greenfield investment has increased economic growth and helped to push the welfare activities of sampled countries. Besides the increase in economic growth and welfare, greenfield investment also brings improvement in the health and education sectors through the transfer of new and advanced technologies from the developed nation firms to the host countries. Therefore, lower-middle-income countries must approve soft and friendly economic and business policies for the attraction of foreign investors from abroad. Such policies will help in promoting and increasing economic activities and economic development of the sampled countries.

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