Land in Vietnam

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This paper looks at how land ownership has been one of the most controversial issues in Vietnam and how possession of the land by its rightful owner was always a problem. It demonstrates what issues were encountered on the subject of land from the time of French Colonialism to the ruling of Ngo Diem and also highlights the class structure and economic policies installed by the French in Vietnam.

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"The class structure of the Vietnamese had been changed considerably. Wealth and income was unequally distributed among the Vietnamese. Hence, the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer. The authorities were dogmatic. Hostile domestic and international forces hid behind the pretense of human rights and democracy to threaten peace and order. The French had suppressed the Vietnamese right to freedom of expression. The farmers were deprived of their lands and properties. "Under French colonialism, Vietnamese land was stolen and given to French landowners and their Vietnamese cronies" (Irene Huangyi Lin, Vietnam: The War And The Country)."

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