Title: Reinventing rural development in Vietnam : discursive constructions of grassroots democracy during the renovation reform

Authors: Larsen, Rasmus Klocker

Place: [London etc.]

Publisher: Wiley online library

Year: 2011

Journal: Asia Pacific viewpoint

Volume: vol. 52, no. 3

PAGE: 316--332

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: accountability, administrative reform, democracy, development policy, governance, rural development, vietnam

Abstract: This paper examines the impacts and interpretations of the Grassroots Democracy Decree (GDD) among rural development professionals. Three discourses prevail: liberalist democratization, improved efficiency in state renovation, and enhanced accountability in governing local policy ambiguities.

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2011.01464.x/pdf

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