Are Vietnamese Farmers Concerned with their Relative Position in Society?

Are Vietnamese Farmers Concerned with their Relative Position in Society?

Author: 
Carlsson, Fredrik
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis Group
Record type: 
Journal Title: 
Journal of Development Studies
Source: 
The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 43 - Number 7 - October 2007, pp. 1177 - 1188
ISSN: 
0022-0388
Abstract: 

This paper examines the attitude towards relative position or status among rural households in Vietnam. On average, respondents show rather weak preferences for relative position. Possible explanations are the emphasis on the importance of equality and that villagers are very concerned with how the local community perceives their actions. We also investigate what influences the concern for relative position and find, among other things, that if anyone from there household is a member of the Peoples Committee then the respondent its more concerned with the relative position.

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CITATION: Carlsson, Fredrik. Are Vietnamese Farmers Concerned with their Relative Position in Society? . : Taylor & Francis Group , . The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 43 - Number 7 - October 2007, pp. 1177 - 1188 - Available at: https://library.au.int/are-vietnamese-farmers-concerned-their-relative-position-society-7