As a result, the number of displaced and evicted people has increased and discontent over poor or unfair compensation for land loss is on the rise (EIU, 2012). Profits from land sales also became a principal source of income for provincial governments, which also function as the legal authorities responsible for the transfer and use of land registration. Land expropriation is a major issue today in Viet Nam and protests over land seizures are becoming more frequent and violent (see Box 1.1). Exclusionary patterns of land ownership clearly make the task of achieving social cohesion more difficult (OECD, 2011).