Land-taking disputes in East Asia: A comparative analysis and implications for Vietnam

This report provides comparative insights into land-taking disputes in three East Asian countries—China, Indonesia, and Cambodia—that are relevant to Vietnamese conditions. It is not the intention of this Report to provide a comprehensive account of land-taking disputes, but rather to identify trends in dispute resolution. These countries have been selected because each tells a different story about what happens to land disputes when certain institutional and legal reforms are set in motion. The Report is divided into three country case studies that examine land-taking disputes in China, Indonesia, and Cambodia.