Forest-Land Commons in Laos in the Twenty-First Century: Agrarian Capitalism and the 'Non-Commodified Subsistence Guarantee'

Keith Barney; Alexander Van Der Meer Simo

Forest-Land Commons in Laos in the Twenty-First Century: Agrarian Capitalism and the 'Non-Commodified Subsistence Guarantee'

Keith Barney, Alexander Van Der Meer Simo

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Abstract

Overthelasttwodecades,abroadallianceofdomesticandinternationalactors in theLaoPDR havedevisedpolicyinterventionsontheissueofâ€˜strengthening customarytenureâ€™.Theaimhasbeentoestablishlegalprotectionsfortherightsof ruralcommunitiestoforest-landcommons, inthecontextofwidespreadenclosure duetolarge-scalelandacquisitions.Securetenurerightswouldbe promoted throughstrengthened participatoryproceduresforlanduseplanning,andthe developmentofformalizationprocedures,withtheultimategoaltowardsthe widespreadregisteringandtitlingofcommunalorcollectiveland.Despitepilot innovations,progresstowardsthis goal hasbeenatbestintermittent. i Atthevillagescale,localprocessesassociatedwiththecommercializationof agriculturecontinuetounfold.TheoutcomesofLaosâ€™agrariantransition includea widespreadenclosureofland both â€˜fromaboveâ€™(throughstate-corporate land acquisitionsforagribusinessandinfrastructureprojects), andtheprivatizationof landâ€˜frombelowâ€™(throughsmallholderengagementsin boomcrops,andvillage land leasesandsales).Whilecommercialinvestmenthas supported importantlivelihood gainsformanyruralpeople,thiscombinationhasalsoledtoawidespreadsqueeze inenvironmentalcommons acrossLaos.Inthiscontext,theprotectionofrightsto customary villageforest-landcommonsisbothanimportantareaforlandpolicy, andacomplexempiricalissue thatdefiesboilerplatepolicysolutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	At The Crossroads
Editors	Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Place of Publication	Kyoto
Publisher	Kyoto University
Pages	121-128
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	978-4-906332-45-8
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Forest-Land Commons in Laos in the Twenty-First Century: Agrarian Capitalism and the 'Non-Commodified Subsistence Guarantee'

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