Social Inequality in Vietnam and the Challenges to Reform

Singapore: ISEAS, 2004

Philip Taylor, editor

About the Publication

Social inequalities have grown during Vietnam's transition to a market-based economy. Do widening social rifts - between rich and poor, urban and rural communities and along regional, gender and ethnic lines - have the potential to undermine Vietnam's 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 Vietnam's 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 to social disadvantage.
This book highlights new approaches to understanding social 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Social Inequality in a Socialist State
Philip Taylor

1 Vietnam's Recent Political Developments
David Koh

2 Vietnam's Recent Economic Reforms and Developments: Achievements, Paradoxes, and Challenges
Vo Tri Thanh and Pham Hoang Ha

3 Behind the Numbers: Social Mobility, Regional Disparities, and New Trajectories of Development in Rural Vietnam
Steffanie Scott and Truong Thi Kim Chuyen

4 From Collectivization to Globalization: Social Differentiation in a Muong Ethnic Community of Vietnam
Tran Thi Thu Trang

5 Political Capital, Human Capital, and Inter-generational Occupational Mobility in Northern Vietnam
Jee Young Kim

6 Social Disparities in Vietnam: The Case of Poverty Reduction and Educational Attainment
Vu Quoc Ngu

7 Redressing Disadvantage or Re-arranging Inequality? Development Interventions and Local Responses in the Mekong Delta
Philip Taylor

8 The Politics of Land: Inequality in Land Access and Local Conflicts in the Red River Delta since Decollectivization
Nguyen Van Suu

9 Female Garment Workers: The New Young Volunteers in Vietnam's Modernization
Nghiem Lien Huong

10 Class, Nation, and Text: The Representation of Peasants in Vietnamese Literature
Montira Rato

11 Leisure and Social Mobility in Ho Chi Minh City
Catherine Earl

Details:
393 pages
Soft cover: ISBN 981-230-275-1 US$25.90
Hard cover: ISBN 981-230-254-9 US$45.90

More details on the book, including ordering information can be found on the ISEAS Publications website: http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg

The book is available in part or in whole electronically. Please go to the ISEAS Publications website and click on the title of the book for further details.

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	« Return to Bibliographic News Social Inequality in Vietnam and the Challenges to Reform Singapore: ISEAS, 2004 Philip Taylor, editor About the Publication Social inequalities have grown during Vietnam's transition to a market-based economy. Do widening social rifts - between rich and poor, urban and rural communities and along regional, gender and ethnic lines - have the potential to undermine Vietnam's 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 Vietnam's 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 to social disadvantage. This book highlights new approaches to understanding social 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. Table of Contents Introduction: Social Inequality in a Socialist State Philip Taylor 1 Vietnam's Recent Political Developments David Koh 2 Vietnam's Recent Economic Reforms and Developments: Achievements, Paradoxes, and Challenges Vo Tri Thanh and Pham Hoang Ha 3 Behind the Numbers: Social Mobility, Regional Disparities, and New Trajectories of Development in Rural Vietnam Steffanie Scott and Truong Thi Kim Chuyen 4 From Collectivization to Globalization: Social Differentiation in a Muong Ethnic Community of Vietnam Tran Thi Thu Trang 5 Political Capital, Human Capital, and Inter-generational Occupational Mobility in Northern Vietnam Jee Young Kim 6 Social Disparities in Vietnam: The Case of Poverty Reduction and Educational Attainment Vu Quoc Ngu 7 Redressing Disadvantage or Re-arranging Inequality? Development Interventions and Local Responses in the Mekong Delta Philip Taylor 8 The Politics of Land: Inequality in Land Access and Local Conflicts in the Red River Delta since Decollectivization Nguyen Van Suu 9 Female Garment Workers: The New Young Volunteers in Vietnam's Modernization Nghiem Lien Huong 10 Class, Nation, and Text: The Representation of Peasants in Vietnamese Literature Montira Rato 11 Leisure and Social Mobility in Ho Chi Minh City Catherine Earl Details: 393 pages Soft cover: ISBN 981-230-275-1 US$25.90 Hard cover: ISBN 981-230-254-9 US$45.90 More details on the book, including ordering information can be found on the ISEAS Publications website: http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg The book is available in part or in whole electronically. Please go to the ISEAS Publications website and click on the title of the book for further details. Return to top of page