Do the Vietnamese Support the Economic<i>Doi Moi</i>?

Migheli, Matteo

doi:10.1080/00220388.2012.658375

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“…Third, Vietnam has been very active in promoting integrated pest management and campaigns to sensitise the farmers about the risks for their health due to the use agrochemicals (Dang et al 2017 ). Fourth, the current distribution of land in the Mekong Delta is largely the consequence of the Doi Moi (literarily “renovation”) policy of transition from collectives to private farms actuated during the last two decades (Migheli 2012 ). This is relevant from a policy point of view.…”

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Income, wealth and use of personal protection equipment in the Mekong Delta

Migheli

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Both in developing and developed countries, farmers often do not protect themselves adequately, especially when applying agrochemicals that are dangerous for their health. The issue is relevant because insufficient protection is between the causes leading to intoxication of farmers and workers who handle these products. The literature suggests that both lack of training and information and low income may explain why, especially in developing countries, protective equipment is under-used. Using data from the Mekong Delta, this study addresses the issue of whether income and household wealth may help explaining the use of incomplete protections against pesticides. The results suggest that income, more than wealth, is a reason why Vietnamese farmers operating in the Mekong Delta fail in using adequate protections. In particular, the data suggest that they may prefer to divert resources to increasing the production of their fields or to buying goods that may be used both as protection and as everyday garments. This behaviour leads to underinvestment in some important protective goods. Possible public interventions to mitigate the problem are suggested; in particular, the promotion of integrated pest management techniques could be useful.

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Income, wealth and use of personal protection equipment in the Mekong Delta

Migheli

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The policies of renovation (doi moi in Vietnamese) which have been implemented since the 1980s have redistributed the land of the socialist cooperatives to private farmers, increasing the agricultural productivity of the Vietnamese countryside (Migheli 2012), as well as boosting the use of agrochemicals, especially pesticides (Berg 2001;Ikemoto et al 2008;Toan et al 2013). This increase in the use of pesticides has raised concerns in public authorities about increased levels of soil and water pollution and the number of farmers suffering from the poisonous effects of these products.…”

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Do trained farmers protect themselves when using pesticides? Evidence from rural Vietnam

Migheli

2020

Environ Monit Assess

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Programs designed to educate farmers on the safe use and application of agrochemicals, and to train them in integrated pest management, are common in developing countries, where the agricultural workers overuse pesticides and fail to use adequate protection. In this study, I evaluate the effects of exposure to both types of programs-the use of pesticides and protection. The data are from the Mekong Delta, which is the most fertile region of Vietnam, produces most of the country's rice and vegetables. The Vietnamese government began such educative campaigns in the late 1990s. The results show that while the abovementioned programs are effective in promoting the use of personal protection, they have less success in reducing the use of pesticides. Moreover, the evidence suggests that the two types of program are substitutes rather than complements.

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“…The Doi Moi policy in 1986 and its follow-up reforms in 1995 and 2003 have rapidly boosted the real estate market in Vietnam [45][46][47]. Since the reform period, the real estate and associated businesses have progressed and contributed hugely to the country's economic prosperity.…”

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A DPSIR Assessment on Ecosystem Services Challenges in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Coping with the Impacts of Sand Mining

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Schneider

2020

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River sand mining has been a concerning problem for the southern Asian developing nations. The rampant growth of urbanisation in developing countries has led to an extensive need for and consumption of sand. The Mekong River and its delta are an essential part of southern Vietnam, and also a global biodiversity hub that is currently being exhausted by intensive sand mining. The understanding of the cause–effect of the sand mining over the Mekong delta region and river, from a systems-thinking perspective, is lacking, not only with Vietnam but also with other countries along the Mekong River. The DPSIR framework (Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response) is a useful tool to assess and describe the cause–effect within an ecosystem to aid in a better systems-thinking approach for stakeholders, policy makers, and governance managers to draft response measures. This study used the DPSIR framework to assess the different effects of sand mining on the ecosystem services and human well-being in the Mekong River and delta region of Vietnam. Rapid population growth, urbanisation, and infrastructure development needs remain as primary drivers for the sand consumption. The DPSIR study showed a holistic view of several interlinked pressures and state changes in Vietnam’s Mekong, along with some potential responses, to form systematic, sustainable approaches for mitigating and adapting the impacts caused by extensive river sand mining.

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Do the Vietnamese Support the EconomicDoi Moi?

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Income, wealth and use of personal protection equipment in the Mekong Delta

Income, wealth and use of personal protection equipment in the Mekong Delta

Do trained farmers protect themselves when using pesticides? Evidence from rural Vietnam

A DPSIR Assessment on Ecosystem Services Challenges in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Coping with the Impacts of Sand Mining

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