Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. List of Figures x
5. Preface xi
6. Introduction: Social Inequality in a Socialist State 1
7. 1. Vietnam’s Recent Political Developments 41
8. 2. Vietnam’s Recent Economic Reforms and Developments: Achievements, Paradoxes, and Challenges 63
9. 3. Behind the Numbers: Social Mobility, Regional Disparities, and New Trajectories of Development in Rural Vietnam 90
10. 4. From Collectivization to Globalization: Social Differentiation in a Muong Ethnic Community of Vietnam 123
11. 5. Political Capital, Human Capital, and Inter-generational Occupational Mobility in Northern Vietnam 166
12. 6. Social Disparities in Vietnam: The Case of Poverty Reduction and Educational Attainment 208
13. 7. Redressing Disadvantage or Re-arranging Inequality? 236 Development Interventions and Local Responses in the Mekong Delta 236
14. 8. The Politics of Land: Inequality in Land Access and Local Conflicts in the Red River Delta since Decollectivization 270
15. 9. Female Garment Workers: The New Young Volunteers in Vietnam’s Modernization 297
16. 10. Class, Nation, and Text: The Representation of Peasants in Vietnamese Literature 325
17. 11. Leisure and Social Mobility in Ho Chi Minh City 351
18. Index 380
19. About the Contributors 389
20. Publications in the Vietnam Update Series 393