Rural life in late socialism : politics of development and imaginaries of the future

Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Rural Life in Late Socialism: Politics of Development and Imaginaries of the Future -- Phill Wilcox, Jonathan Rigg and Minh Nguyen -- 2 Risk Perception and Lowland Rice Farming Change in Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos -- Ian G. Baird -- 3 Hmong Christianisation, the Will to Improve and the Question of Neoliberalism in Vietnam’s Highlands -- Seb Rumsby -- 4 Staying or Moving -- Government Compliance in Post-Zomian Laos -- Guido Sprenger -- 5 Good Baby, Good Life -- Exploring a New Akha Way of Life Free from Abnormal Birth -- Ruijing Wang -- 6 Single Mothers’ Livelihoods in Rural North Central Vietnam: Struggles for a Good Life -- Tuan Anh Nguyen, Cam Ly Thi Vo and Binh Minh Thi Vu -- 7 Rural Schooling and a Good Life in Late Socialist Laos: Articulations, Sketches and Moments of Good Time -- Roy Huijsmans and Mr Piti -- 8 Translocal Households and Family Visions in Contemporary Vietnam: A Neoliberal Shift? -- Hy V. Luong -- 9 Making a Good Life by Building a Good House: A Case Study of Baikou New Village in Southeastern China -- Lan Wei -- 10 A Good Life Postponed: Working in the Countryside, Retiring in the City in Contemporary China -- Catrina Schwendener -- 11 Tradition, Habitat, and Well-Being: Polygamous Marriage in a Tibetan Village -- Li Zhi-nong and He Shu-qing -- Index.