Vietnam: Two decades of urban development

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-288

  Yeung, Yue Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Da Nang; Doi moi; Economic reform; FDI; Fiscal decentralization; Haiphong; Hanoi; Ho Chi Minh City; Land use; Privatization; Urban development; Urban infrastructure; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; FISCAL REFORM; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PRIVATIZATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HANOI; HO CHI MINH CITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 34547200041     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.48.3.269     Document Type: Article

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