Now, the confusion of road traffic in big cities in Vietnam has become serious a large number of motorbikes as well as many cars run on the roads. The living standards have improved around the country. Skyscrapers have been constructed in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Hanoi has a modernized shopping mall looks like Singapore. However, the income disparities between the urban areas and the rural areas are still remarkable, though reduced. I saw squatters in Hanoi some years ago. Heavy inflation is ongoing: though the price of pho ga (chicken rice noodle soup) was 5 thousand dong in 1999, it is about 50 thousand dong in 2014 in Hanoi.
This book consists of three chapters. The first chapter describes the experience of visiting Vietnam as a tourist in the late of 1990s. Ho Chi Minh City, with its many pickpockets, motorbike robbers and street girls, was thrilling then.
The second chapter is on the “Vietnam boom” amongst Japanese people (and Japanese businesses) of the early 2000s. What effects will this boom have on the Vietnamese economy, society and culture?
The third chapter aims to apply the Japanese study of social class composition to Vietnamese society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- A Sociological Insight into Vietnam
- Japan in Vietnam: A Case Study of Japanese Globalization
- Introduction
- Social Class Composition in Contemporary Vietnam
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This book presents a sociological analysis of Vietnamese society through the lens of Japanese experiences and perspectives. The author aims to provide insights into the social and economic transformations of Vietnam in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, particularly highlighting the impact of globalization and the emergence of a new middle class.
- Social and Economic Transformations of Vietnam
- Impact of Globalization on Vietnamese Society
- Emergence of a New Middle Class in Vietnam
- Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Vietnamese Societies
- The Role of the "Vietnam Boom" in Japanese Globalization
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter reflects on the author's personal experiences in Vietnam, tracing the transformation of the country from the post-war period to the late 1990s. It explores the author's initial impressions of Vietnam as a socialist state and his observations regarding social and economic changes underway during the Doi Moi period. It also discusses the contrasting economic and social landscapes of Japan and Vietnam, highlighting the disparities in economic growth, rural population, and education.
- A Sociological Insight into Vietnam: This chapter delves into the author's first-hand experiences in Vietnam, exploring the social and economic dynamics he observed during his travels in the late 1990s. It examines the impact of the “Vietnam Boom” on the Vietnamese economy, society, and culture.
- Japan in Vietnam: A Case Study of Japanese Globalization: This chapter analyzes the role of Japan in Vietnam’s economic and social development, examining the implications of Japanese globalization on the Vietnamese context. It explores the extent to which the “Vietnam Boom” has contributed to social and economic transformations in Vietnam.
- Social Class Composition in Contemporary Vietnam: This chapter focuses on the emergence of a new middle class in Vietnam and explores the changing social class composition in the early 2000s. It utilizes Japanese research methodologies to understand the dynamics of social stratification in contemporary Vietnam.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key themes and topics explored in this book include social and economic transformations in Vietnam, globalization, the emergence of a new middle class, comparative analysis of Japanese and Vietnamese societies, the “Vietnam Boom,” social class composition, and sociological analysis of Vietnamese society. The book also utilizes insights from the author’s personal experiences and observations during his travels in Vietnam.
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- Ph.D Kazutaka Hashimoto (Autor:in), 2015, A Sociological Analysis of Vietnamese Society, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/286481
