Land rights of Khmu women : a case study of Numsing Village in Vieng Phuka District Laung Namtha Province, Lao PDR | |
| Author | Vanthida Meungkhampeng |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-06-19 |
| Subject(s) | Right of property--Laos--Luang Namtha Land use--Laos--Luang Namtha--Planning Women, Khmu'--Laos--Luang Namtha Women's rights--Laos--Luang Namtha |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GD-06-19 |
| Abstract | The research study investigates gender relations and land rights in the Khmu society in Ban Numsing Village, Lao PDR with the introduction of formal land rights through the Land Use Planning and Land Allocation Programme (LUP/LA). The Khmu society is an apt research interest in gender relations because of their practice of the patrilineal system, particularly in land ownership, compared to the rest of the Lao society, which follows a strong matrilineal tradition in property rights. The policy of state allocation and formal land rights highlights the disjoint and conflict between formal recognition of equal rights between men and women, and social recognition as reflected in practice and in customary laws on the other. One major finding of the research is that marginalization of women persist even when, legally, they stand an equal chance to have lands registered under their name. It also documents the socio-economic changes that have taken place in the norms and activities of Khmu men and women before and after the state allocation program through the accounts of selected men and women in the Ban Numsing. Finally, the study puts forward recommendation for policy actions to correct current interventions in the land allocation program. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-06-19 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Resurreccion, Bernadette, P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Earth, Barbara;Sajor, Edsel ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Sweden (Sida) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |