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abstract: 'This article is concerned with how far-reaching economic and ecological
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changes are affecting the livelihoods of coastal households in Vietnam.
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In particular, we are interested in the livelihood effects of two
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aspects of this changing environment: (1) the transformation of the
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fisheries sector, including declining stocks and species loss and the
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rapid expansion of aquaculture, and (2) the broader structural change in
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the Vietnamese economy, from household-based primary-sector activities
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to wage and salary employment and self-employment outside the household.
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Our analysis, based on a survey of 599 households in 12 coastal communes
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in two provinces, shows considerable changes in livelihood patterns over
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the decade covered by the survey. Over one-third of the responding
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households reported a different primary earnings source in 2012 than in
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2002. Fewer relied on aquaculture as their main livelihood activity in
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the later year. While aquaculture, encouraged by official policy, has
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assumed an increasingly dominant position in fish production in Vietnam
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then, this is not necessarily a shift that has worked to the benefit of
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households in the coastal communities we studied. For most, aquaculture
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has not generated very high incomes so some are making it a less
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important aspect of their livelihood portfolio, not dropping it
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completely but shifting productive efforts to other livelihoods.
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Meanwhile, economic growth and structural change have created new
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opportunities for wage employment and self-employment for growing
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numbers of households. However, human and financial capital are
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necessary conditions for taking advantage of such opportunities arising
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from Vietnam''s economic development, which raises concerns about growing
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economic inequality in the country''s coastal communities. (C) 2016
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Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Betcherman, G (Corresponding Author), Univ Ottawa, Sch Int Dev \& Global
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Studies, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Betcherman, Gordon; Marschke, Melissa, Univ Ottawa, Sch Int Dev \& Global Studies,
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Ottawa, ON, Canada.'
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author: Betcherman, Gordon and Marschke, Melissa
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author-email: Gordon.Betcherman@uottawa.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Betcherman
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given: Gordon
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- family: Marschke
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given: Melissa
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.02.012
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eissn: 1873-1392
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files: []
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issn: 0743-0167
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journal: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
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keywords: 'Fishing; Aquaculture; Coastal livelihoods; Labor; Structural change;
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Vietnam'
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keywords-plus: FUTURE; POOR; AFRICA; POLICY; FISH; FOOD
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number-of-cited-references: '47'
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orcid-numbers: Marschke, Melissa/0000-0003-1202-6681
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pages: 24-33
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papis_id: cf7340e140c9ce54d78a5c706e3704b4
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ref: Betcherman2016coastallivelihoods
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times-cited: '34'
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title: 'Coastal livelihoods in transition: How are Vietnamese households responding
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to changes in the fisheries and in the economy?'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000377234900003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '22'
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volume: '45'
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web-of-science-categories: Geography; Regional \& Urban Planning
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year: '2016'
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