Urbanization, Migration and Poverty in a Vietnamese Metropolis
Ho Chi Minh in Comparative Perspective
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Urbanization, Migration and Poverty in a Vietnamese Metropolis
Ho Chi Minh in Comparative Perspective
464 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2009
Asian Studies: Southeast Asia and Australia
Economics and Business: Economics--Development, Growth, Planning
Sociology: Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology, Urban and Rural Sociology
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Photographs
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1. Urbanization, Migration, and Poverty: Hồ Chí Minh City in Comparative Perspectives
Hy V. Luong
Part 1 Hồ Chí Minh City: Historical Contexts and Research Methodology
2. Hồ Chí Minh City: Economic Growth, Migration and Urbanization
Hy V. Luong
3. An Interdisciplinary Application of Social Science Research Methods to the Study of Urban Poverty
Nguyễn Quang Vinh, Phan Văn Dỗp, Nguyễn Thu Sa, and Nguyễn Qurόi
Part 2 Migration and Urbanization
4. Rural Migration to Hồ Chí Minh City: A Tale of Two Regions
Hy V. Luong
5. Gender and the Urban Integration of Migrants in Hồ Chí Minh City
Nguyễn Thị Nhung
6. The Impacts of Rural-to-Urban Migration on the Health of Working-Age Adult Migrants in Hồ Chí Minh City
Mark VanLandingham
7. Income Inequality and Health Care Access in Urban Vietnam: The Case of Hồ Chí Minh City
Hy V. Luong, Phạm Thành Duy, and Phan Thành Lòi
8. Residential Housing in the Process of Urbanization: Factors Influencing Housing Improvement in Hồ Chí Minh City
Trẩn Thánh and Hy V. Luong
9. Education Expenses, Migration, and the Schooling of Youth in Urban Vietnam
Hy V. Luong and Vũ Văn Ngọc
Part 3 Urban Poverty
10. Labor Market, Urban Informal Economy, and Earnings during Rapid Economic Growth: The Case of Hồ Chí Minh City
Hy V. Luong and Dileni Gunewardena
11. Poverty, Household Structure and Demography in Hồ Chí Minh City: An Analysis of Their Sociocultural Dimensions
Hy V. Luong
12. Gender of Household Heads and Living Standards in Urban Vietnam: The Case of Hồ Chí Minh City
Hy V. Luong and Nguyễn Thị Hòa
13. Social Network and Status Attainment in the Life of City Dwellers
Văn Ngọc Lan and Trẩn Đan Tâm
14. The Impact of Credit on Household Income Generation and Household Welfare among Poor Urban Households in Hồ Chí Minh City
Nguyễn Thị Mai Huong
Part 4 Comparative Perspectives
15. Urbanization and Migration in Southeast Asia
Philip Guest
16. Urban Poverty in the Context of Urban Transition: Southeast Asian Experiences
Michael Leaf
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
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