Beyond Hanoi: Local Government in Vietnam

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2004

Beyond Hanoi

Local Government in Vietnam

Edited by: Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet and David G. Marr

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789812305947

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, David G. Marr, Russell H.K. Heng and David Koh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	x
1. Surveying Local Government and Authority in Contemporary Vietnam Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. A Brief History of Local Government in Vietnam David G. Marr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
3. Village Government in Pre-colonial and Colonial Vietnam Martin Grossheim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
4. Caught in the Middle: Local Cadres in Hai Duong Province Pham Quang Minh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5. Winter Crop and Spring Festival: the Contestations of Local Government in a Red River delta commune Truong Huyen Chi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
6. Local Politics and Democracy in a Muong Ethnic Community Tran Thi Thu Trang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
7. Local Government in the Exercise of State Power: the Politics of Land Allocation in Black Thai Villages Thomas Sikor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
8. Urban Government: Ward-level Administration in Hanoi David Koh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
9. Facilitators of Rural Transformation and Development: The Role of Agricultural Extension Officers in Two Districts of Long An Province Natalie Hicks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
10. Ho Chi Minh City’s Post-1975 Political Elite: Continuity and Change in Background and Belief Martin Gainsborough Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
11. Push, Pull, and Reinforcing: The Channels of FDI Influence on Provincial Governance in Vietnam Edmund J. Malesky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Glossary of Vietnamese Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	348
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Pages
- Main content: 369

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Published: September 22, 2004
ISBN: 9789812305947