Vietnam's Rural Transformation

Benedict J Tria Kerkvliet, Ford Foundation- Martha Uniack, Doug J Porter

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9780813389509
• eBook ISBN:
  9780429982897
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Agricultural Public Policy
• Index: Social Sciences

Since the mid-1980s, Vietnam has experienced remarkable economic, political, and social change. This is the first study in English to focus on rural Vietnam — where nearly 80 per cent of its people live, much of its economic production occurs, and political upheavals earlier this century changed the course of history. Analyzing the impact of economic liberalization on the countryside, the contributors note that despite significant improvements in real income for most rural Vietnamese, poverty is still pronounced and socio-economic 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Tables, Figures, Maps, and Plates
• Acknowledgments
• About the Contributors
• 1 Rural Vietnam in Rural Asia
• 2 Mono-Organizational Socialism and the State
• 3 Rural Society and State Relations
• 4 The Economy and the Countryside: The Relevance of Rural Development Policies
• 5 The Peasant Household Economy and Social Change
• 6 Aspects of Agricultural Economy and Rural Life in 1993
• 7 Rice Production, Agricultural Research, and the Environment
• 8 Changing Rural Institutions and Social Relations
• 9 Economic Liberalization, Marginality, and the Local State
• About the Book
• Index