Profit and Poverty in Rural Vietnam: Winners and Losers of a Dismantled Revolution.

Abstract

Introduction - winners and losers of a dismantled revolution Case 1 - standing on two feet, land and people, the shift to a commodity economy, restructuring of Tan Thanh forest enterprise, redivided responsibilities Case 2 - two models of modernization, custom and commerce in Phuc Tam village, substitution of a failing management model, modernization by the market Case 3 - 'neither bat nor rat', advancement and deprivation in Khuoi Nieng, reconciliation of hardships in the past, current ambiguities Case 4 - 'all have to eat rice', poverty and environmental degradation, customary and modern approaches to forest protection, an unequal struggle for a better future. Summary - the impact of Doi Moi.