ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1998, studies the social impact of Doi Moi, a policy of economic renovation, on the living conditions in state forest enterprises and agricultural cooperatives in northern Vietnam. It compares the authors’ findings with those of 1987, before the formal adoption of the new economic policies – essentially the opening up of the economy to market forces.

part Case One|58 pages

Standing on Two Feet

chapter Two|12 pages

Land and People

chapter Three|13 pages

The Shift to a Commodity Economy

chapter Five|14 pages

Redivided Responsibilities

part Case Two|58 pages

Two Models of Modernization

chapter Six|20 pages

Custom and Commerce in Phuc Tam Village

chapter Seven|7 pages

Substitution of a Failing Management Model

chapter Eight|29 pages

Modernization by the Market

part Case Three|44 pages

”Neither Bat nor

chapter Ten|16 pages

Reconciliation of Hardships in the Past

chapter Eleven|8 pages

Current Ambiguities

part Case Four|83 pages

”All Have to Eat Rice”

chapter Twelve|23 pages

Poverty and Environmental Degradation

chapter Thirteen|10 pages

Customary and Modern Approaches to Forest Protection

chapter Fourteen|27 pages

An Unequal Struggle for a Better Future

chapter Fifteen|21 pages

Summary: The Impact of Doi Moi

chapter |1 pages

Epilogue