Wards of Hanoi Koh Hardback MP–ISE ISEAS – Yusof Ishak I 9789812303431

Wards of Hanoi\nby David W. H. Koh\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: David W. H. Koh\nTitle: Wards of Hanoi\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Regional / International studies\nPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies\nPublication year: 2006\nISBN-13: 9789812303431\nISBN-10: 981230343X\nRRP: \u00A346.50\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn this book, the author marshals evidence to support an arena-specific approach towards viewing Vietnam's state-society relations. In practice, the Vietnamese party-state's relations with society vary from the hard and uncompromising state, with the bureaucracy getting its way, to society's ability to negotiate the state's boundaries and regimes to make them less harsh. Any analysis of Vietnam's state-society relations needs to recognize an.