Beyond Hanoi : Local Government in Vietnam
Benedict J Tria. Kerkvliet
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Copenhagen : NIAS , 2004
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (371 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Table of Contents; 1. Surveying Local Government and Authority in Contemporary Vietnam by Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet; 2. A Brief History of Local Government in Vietnam by David G. Marr; 3. Village Government in Pre-colonial and Colonial Vietnam by Martin Grossheim; 4. Caught in the Middle: Local Cadres in Hai Duong Province by Pham Quang Minh; 5. Winter Crop and Spring Festival: the Contestations of Local Government in a Red River delta commune by Truong Huyen Chi; 6. Local Politics and Democracy in a Muong Ethnic Community by Tran Thi Thu Trang. - 7. Local Government in the Exercise of State Power: the Politics of Land Allocation in Black Thai Villages by Thomas Sikor8. Urban Government: Ward-level Administration in Hanoi by David Koh; 9. Facilitators of Rural Transformation and Development: The Role of Agricultural Extension Officers in Two Districts of Long An Province by Natalie Hicks; 10. Ho Chi Minh City's Post-1975 Political Elite: Continuity and Change in Background and Belief by Martin Gainsborough; 11. Push, Pull, and Reinforcing: The Channels of FDI Influence on Provincial Governance in Vietnam by Edmund J. Malesky. - Glossary of Vietnamese TermsIndex; About the Contributors. - This is the first book in English to examine local government and authority in Vietnam since the country's reunification in 1975. Beyond Hanoi addresses four questions: what local institutions and offices have authority to govern; who are the local officials and how do they get their positions; what do local governments do and whose interests do they serve; and what do residents say about local officials and governing institutions? Based on in-depth research, six chapters emphasize particular villages and districts in different parts of the country, one examines a ward in Hanoi, another focuse
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| ISBN | 8791114551. - 9789812302205. - 9812302204. - 9812302220
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