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| Vietnam's
Development Strategies |
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Author:
Pietro P. Masina
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Published
by: Routledge |
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Taking a developmental
approach, this book critically reviews Vietnam's
reform process and shows how the country's reform
agenda is still dominated by a developmental orthodoxy
inspired by a post-Washington consensus. The author
argues that a wider debate is needed in order
to give national policy-makers the full spectrum
of alternatives to support well-informed policy
decisions. In particular, the book indicates that
two issues central for any analysis of the Vietnamese
development reform process are substantially underdeveloped
in the current scientific debate: the experience
of the East Asian developmental state and the
question of socialism. |
Presenting a way of thinking about Vietnam that
goes beyond the orthodox, the book sets out the
various paradigms through which the Vietnamese
economy can be analyzed. This is a welcome addition
to the literature and will appeal to both practitioners
working in the field and the academic community
in Southeast Asian studies, economics and development.
About the Author
Pietro P. Masina is Associate professor at the
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Naples
'L'Orientale', Rome, Italy.
Table of Contents
1. Reflection on the Analytical Tools
2. The Historical Background: Vietnam between
Revolution and Economic Reform
3. Vietnam and the Regional Economic Crisis
4. The Agenda for Economic Reform
5. Poverty Reduction and Economic Inequality
6. Interests Representation, Role of Bureaucracy
and Governance.
7. Conclusions: Transition: Where to
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| December 15, 2006. |
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