Description
Book SynopsisVietnam is a land whose features change dramatically within short distances--from mountains and high plateaus to coastal plains and inland swamps. To the south, the large delta formed by the Mekong and Lesser river systems inches forward yearly into the South China Sea. This delta, while hardly typical of all Vietnam, is one of the most fertile rice-producing regions of Southeast Asia. Its importance lies not only in the substantial contribution this area can, and will, provide, but it is also the area of most recent settlement by the Vietnamese. The study of its institutions reveals much about the prospects for social and economic change.
The analysis of economic change in underdeveloped areas is beset with many complex questions: what factors account for economic activity? Among many signs of change, which are significant? How may one predict the probabilities of future economic development? Rural Vietnam: The Small World of Khanh Hau answers these questions for a V
Table of Contents
1: The Small World of Khanh Hau; 2: The Resources of Population; 3: The Resources of the Land; 4: Rice Production in Khanh Hau; 5: Secondary Farm Production; 6: The Marketing Process; 7: The Organization of Human Effort; 8: Productivity in Agriculture; 9: Village Expenditure and the Standard of Living; 10: Credit and Savings in a Rural Community; 11: Responses to Innovation and Change; 12: An Aggregate View of Economic Activity; 13: Economic Activity and the Social Setting
