{"title":"The Emperor's Law Stops at the Village Gate: Questioning the Primacy of Formal Institutions in Vietnam's Land Law Reform","authors":"Rachel L. Ellett, D. Phan","doi":"10.1355/ae37-3a","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This paper examines whether Vietnam's experience in reforming its land law supports or contradicts the view that institutional change, in particular the formalization of institutions, is a prerequisite to successful economic growth. The paper explores the reasons for slow, incremental and partial land law reform and analyses the complex interaction between formal and informal institutions on land rights in Vietnam. Using the country as a case study, the paper argues that effective institutions are not preconditions for economic growth; rather institutions evolve alongside economic change in a non-linear, uneven process shaped by interactions between formal and informal institutions. The policy implication is that calls for \"good governance\" reform or for \"strengthening the rule of law\" are usually too broad be helpful or even realistic.","PeriodicalId":43712,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Southeast Asian Economies","volume":"37 1","pages":"233 - 250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2020-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Southeast Asian Economies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1355/ae37-3a","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:This paper examines whether Vietnam's experience in reforming its land law supports or contradicts the view that institutional change, in particular the formalization of institutions, is a prerequisite to successful economic growth. The paper explores the reasons for slow, incremental and partial land law reform and analyses the complex interaction between formal and informal institutions on land rights in Vietnam. Using the country as a case study, the paper argues that effective institutions are not preconditions for economic growth; rather institutions evolve alongside economic change in a non-linear, uneven process shaped by interactions between formal and informal institutions. The policy implication is that calls for "good governance" reform or for "strengthening the rule of law" are usually too broad be helpful or even realistic.
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The Journal of Southeast Asian Economies (JSEAE) is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal focusing on economic issues in Southeast Asia. JSEAE features articles based on original research, research notes, policy notes, review articles and book reviews, and welcomes submissions of conceptual, theoretical and empirical articles preferably with substantive policy discussions. Original research articles and research notes can be country studies or cross-country comparative studies. For quantitative-oriented articles, authors should strive to ensure that their work is accessible to non-specialists. Submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer-review process – two reviewers for original research articles and one reviewer for research notes and policy notes. The journal is published three times a year: April, August and December.
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