Ex-lib code lower spine end, stamps lower edge and title-page, book-plate front endpaper, pocket and stickers back endpapers. Otherwise covers and text bright and clean. ; Ex-Library; 16 x 23 cm.; pg. xi, 437; Preface, introduction, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, maps and charts. "The present study is the first comprehensive work on Vietnamese public administration available in English. It breaks new ground in utilizing an ecological approach and in subordinating the more historical and legal interpretations. Throughout , the author's concern has been on the development of the Vietnamese nation and relating administration to the effectuation of rapid social change. "