Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Paul Glewwe of University of Minnesota reviews “Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam” by Martin Ravallion, Dominique van de Walle,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Presents a case study of Vietnam’s efforts to fight poverty using market-oriented land reforms. Discusses the historical context and policy debates; data and summary statistics; welfare impacts of privatizing land-use rights; land reallocation after the introduction of a land market; whether rising landlessness is a sign of success or failure; and access to credit for the landless poor. Ravallion is Director of the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Van de Walle is Lead Economist in the Gender and Development Group at the World Bank. Index.”