@incollection{fdi:010090361, title = {{L}and tenure and irrigation in {N}orth {V}ietnam's mountainous regions : rights outside the law ?}, author = {{P}annier, {E}mmanuel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he empirical data presented here comes from qualitative fieldwork undertaken in 2015 in a locality in the mountain areas of north-west {V}ietnam where four different ethnic groups live. {T}he way irrigation is organised and operated directly influences the content of the rules regulating the allocation of resources. {T}herefore, to understand how the collective management of irrigation works, the principal characteristics of the system need to be presented. {T}he initial opening and the flow are managed by the users, without formal consultation, according to their needs. {T}he villagers take care of minor repairs: sometimes in a collective manner with or without the involvement of the village chief, sometimes individually. {T}he creation of collective irrigation organisations is often explained in the literature by the rarity of the resource although this is not always the case. {T}he difference in the treatment of these populations would determine the future land tenure and irrigation management issues.}, keywords = {{VIET} {NAM}}, booktitle = {{S}paces of law and custom}, numero = {}, pages = {46--65}, address = {{L}ondres ({GBR}) ; {N}ew {Y}ork}, publisher = {{R}outledge}, series = {{S}paces, {M}ateriality and the {N}ormative}, year = {2022}, ISBN = {978-0-367-34449-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090361}, }