A curious case of property privatization: two examples of the tragedy of the anticommons in Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nguyen, Thanh Bao; Van de Krabben, Erwin; Samsura, D. Ary A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of urban sciences. Volume 21:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 72
• Page End: 90
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Tragedy of the anticommons -- ambiguous property rights -- urban land transformation; Cities and towns -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Cities and towns -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Cities and towns; Urban ecology (Sociology); Pacific Area; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 307.7609505
• DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2016.1209122
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2161-6779

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the influence of land and property privatization processes on urban development in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. Many scholars have recognized that the privatization policy regarding property and land use rights may create a fragmentation of private land ownership, which eventually can lead to what has been called the tragedy of the anticommons . This paper observes how this phenomenon has also threatened urban development in HCMC after the introduction of the Doi Moi policy. Two case studies show two different types of development processes in HCMC, namely a small self-development project and a large-scale commercial project. Both case studies reveal how (potential) tragedies of the anticommons can be solved in different ways.