Local Adaptation to a Residential Cluster Program in the Mekong Delta

The book addresses the issue of local people adapting to a residential cluster program in the Mekong Delta Vietnam. The study reveals that different groups of households have adapted differently to the residential cluster program. Landowners have had a good opportunity to gain in terms of their business as well as being able to retain their previous livelihood activities on-farm. In contrast most landless groups have had to change their livelihood activities from on-farm and off-farm to non-farm activities or diversify their non-farm activities or most often migrate.