The cost of efficiency: Vietnam’s administrative reform

Local population and business declined after Vietnam’s provincial merger in 2025. By May Chan Civil servant Tuyen Hung had built a stable life in Vinh Phuc, a province 63 km away from Hanoi in northern Vietnam. She is now being deployed to a new city which is 40 km away from her home, as the central government is […] The post The cost of efficiency: Vietnam’s administrative reform appeared first…