increased substantially. The concurrent acquisition of water resources changes the institutional arrangement for water … management in the investment areas. The consequences of 'land grabbing' on the local water governance systems have not so far …, where foreign and national horticultural farms started to use water from an irrigation canal that was formerly managed as a …

This thesis explores the contexts and effects of water governance in transitional Vietnam. There, as in many other … developing country contexts, commodification of water – a process of converting water or water services formerly subject to non …-market social rules into one that is primarily subject to market rules – is being promoted with enthusiasm to address local water …