"This book will be of interest to researchers and students of law and society, political economy, anthropology, and Asian studies. It offers an original understanding of the paradoxical effects of law in the survival strategies of people who are caught to live and work in precarious circumstances"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Law and precarity in daily life; 2. Law and social change in Vietnam; 3. Factory workers' early withdrawal of social insurance benefits; 4. Early retirement by workers in a former state-owned enterprise; 5. Illegal house construction in peri-urban areas; Conclusion; Appendix-Laws cited; Bibliography; Index.