Beyond Hanoi

Local Government in Vietnam

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19919982
AutoresBenedict J Kerkvliet
EditoresBenedict J Tria Kerkvliet, David G Marr
Ano2004
Data de publicação2004-09-22
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoBeyond Hanoi (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraISEAS Publishing (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1355/9789812305947
OpenAlexW4254349663
Open LibraryOL35809302M
ISBN9789812305947
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas10

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 focuses on Ho Chi Minh City, and one compares leaders in several provinces. To contextualize conditions today, two chapters analyse local government in Vietnam’s long history. The opening chapter synthesizes the findings in this book with those in other studies by researchers inside and outside Vietnam

Archaeology · Cartography · Colonialism · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Elite · Geography · Ho chi minh · Local government · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies