On the phenomenon of returning and leaving land of Women Some major findings from studies in the two communes of Tháii Bình and Vĩnh Long

Tóm tắt

Since 2005, much has been talked on the mass media about the returning land of locals to authorities in search for other jobs. A study on this phenomenon has been conducted by a group of leaders from Human Research Institute together with several experts, collaborators sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Culture and Society of Vietnam, University of Temply, USA. The study was carried out in the commune of Đông Mỹ (Đông Hưng district, Thái Bình province) and the town of Mỹ Lộc (Tam Bình district, Vĩnh Long). The study duration was November 2007 in Đông Mỹ and December 2007 in Mỹ Lộc. This paper presents some major findings from the study.