SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM AND THE CHALLENGES TO REFORM by Philip Taylor (Editor) ( 9789812302540 )

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SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM AND THE CHALLENGES TO REFORM

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

9812302549

ISBN 13:

9789812302540

Publisher:

INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

Pub. date:

31 December, 2004

Pages:

393

Description:

Social inequalities have grown during Vietnam's transition to a market-based economy, even as average incomes have increased and the number of people living in poverty has lessened. This book offers descriptions of disparities in income, spatial access, gender, ethnicity and status, addressing their causes and consequences.

Synopsis:

Social inequalities have grown during Vietnams transition to a market-based economy, even as average incomes have increased and the number of people living in poverty has lessened. Do widening social rifts - between rich and poor, urban and rural communities and along regional, gender and ethnic lines - have the potential to undermine Vietnams liberal reforms and its integration with its region? How has the socialist state responded to these challenges? Based on research and analysis of recent conditions, Social Inequality in Vietnam and the Challenges to Reform offers detailed descriptions of disparities in income, spatial access, gender, ethnicity and status, addressing their causes and consequences. The eleven chapters in this book illustrate the changing ways in which people have accumulated wealth, social and cultural capital in Vietnams move from a socialist to a market-oriented society. They assemble data from the Northern Uplands to the Mekong delta to explore geographic variability in patterns of social differentiation.Offering critical insights into state policy, the chapters assess the adequacy of government responses and outline local responses and informal solutions to social disadvantage. This book features a diverse mix of theoretical and methodological approaches and bridges some of the disciplinary and institutional divides that have impeded understanding of inequality in Vietnam. The wide range of themes it covers will make it a sought-after resource for those interested in contemporary Vietnam and the effects of liberal reforms, globalization and post-socialist development strategies.

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Illustrations, maps

Publication:

Singapore

Imprint:

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Returns:

Returnable

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