Income Changes in Association with Land Expropriation in Giang Điền Industrial Park, Đồng Nai Province

Abstract

Land expropriation seems inevitable during industrialization and modernization. The expropriation of land affects greatly personal income of local residents. The research employs sustainable livelihoods framework suggested by DFID (2003) to analyze effects of land expropriation on local residents in Giang Điền Industrial Park (Trảng Bom District, Đồng Nai Province). The results identify four following factors that affect personal income: (1) ability to turn compensation into investments; (2) area of land expropriated; (3) education level of householder; and (4) dependence ratio.http://jabes.ueh.edu.vn/Home/SearchArticle?article_Id=cabe7d95-1034-4488-9bfc-3e4a9a475656