1st Edition
The Price of War Urbanization in Vietnam, 1954-1985
188 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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Much rare material is incorporated in this unique account of urbanization in a developing country that was ravaged by war for twenty years. With due emphasis on the experience of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the authors present an account of what happened to the towns and cities of Vietnam between the establishment of Ho Chi Minh's socialist state in 1954 and the mid 1980s. The story is... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The problems of characterizing socialist developing countries
3. The problems characterizing urbanization in socialist developing countries
4. Vietnam
5. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1954-76: building a determinist state
6. Urbanization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1954 to 1975/6
7. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 1976-85; rebuilding a determinant state
8. Urbanization in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 1976-85
9. A tale of two cities: the experiences of Hanoi and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) under socialist rule
10. Conclusions
Biography
Nigel Thrift, Dean Forbes
