Vulnerability and risk management of rural farm households in Northern Vietnam [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Isabel Fischer

University of Hohenheim Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490) Department of Rural Development Theory and Policy (490A) Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Franz Heidhues Vulnerability and Risk Management of Rural Farm Households in Northern Vietnam Dissertation Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree „Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften“ (Dr.sc.agr. / Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences) to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences presented by Isabel Fischer born in Kempten (Germany) 2010 This thesis was accepted as a doctoral dissertation in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree „Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften“ by the Faculty Agricultural Sciences at University of Hohenheim, on 17th of August 2010. Date of oral examination: 1st of December 2010 Examination Committee Supervisor and Review: Prof. Dr. F. Heidhues Co-Reviewer: Prof. Dr. G. Buchenrieder Additional examiner: Prof. Dr. V. Hoffmann Vice-Dean and Head of the Committee: Prof. Dr. A. Fangmeier Acknowledgements Writing the acknowledgements for my PhD thesis feels too good to be true. After being part of my life for several years, it is now time to finalize this task and start a new chapter. Today, I would like to seize the opportunity and thank all the people who have supported me, in one way or another, during these past few years.