An overview of non-commercial flows in contemporary Vietnam
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This chapter deals with non-commercial flow in Vietnam, specifically all presents and exchanges (in kind or in money) based upon interpersonal relationships that take place outside both the commercial marketplace and the official State channels. Based on empirical surveys conducted in rural northern Vietnam combined with other scholars’ case studies on social exchanges in rural and urban areas, this chapter argues that non-commercial transactions in general and gift-giving practices in particular occupy a prominent place in Vietnamese people’s everyday life and reflect the importance of personal relationships in today’s Vietnamese sociality. The first part describes, through a “descriptive catalog” of non-commercial transactions, the various forms and practices of social exchanges in Vietnam. The second part examines the main features, the principles and the functions of Vietnamese non-commercial flow. Finally, I hypothesize that, in a context of the global change of the Vietnamese society marked by the development of State laws and market rules, social exchanges and personal relationships still play a predominant role in the organization and the regulation of the society.
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