Beschreibung:
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.
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