Vitnam's Rural Transformation - Softcover

Kerkvliet, Benedict J. Tria & Porter, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9813055006 ISBN 13: 9789813055001

Publisher: Westview Press, 1995

Synopsis

Since the mid-1980s, Vietnam has experienced remarkable economic, political, and social change. This is the first study in English to focus on the impact of economic liberalization in the countryside-where nearly 80 percent of Vietnam's people live and much of its economic production occurs. The contributors note that despite significant improvements in real income for most rural Vietnamese, poverty is still pronounced and socioeconomic inequality appears to be growing. The poorest now appear to have less access to educational and health services. Environmental conditions also pose significant problems. Highlighting the dynamic political scene in Vietnam, the contributors also consider the interplay between national policymaking and local pressures and activity.

About this title

About the Author

Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is in the Department of Political and Social Change of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University . Doug J. Porter is in the Department of Human Geography of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is in the Department of Political and Social Change, and Doug J. Porter is in the Department of Human Geography of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.

Review

"..contains a wealth of useful data presented in highly accessible form and language... the two authors are singularly qualified..." -- Journal of Economic Literature, December 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813055006
• ISBN 13: 9789813055001
• Binding: Paperback