From Plan To Market: The Economic Transition In Vietnam (Transitions : Asia & Asian America) [Paperback]

Adam Fforde (Author), Stefan De Vylder (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813326834 | ISBN-13: 978-0813326832 | Publication Date: February 23, 1996

This clear and accessible text explores Vietnam’s successful transition from neo-Stalinist central planning to a market economy—“Vietnamese style.” After describing the north Vietnamese system prior to 1975 and its colonial and pre-colonial antecedents, the authors uncover the mechanisms of that changeover. They contend that the Vietnamese transition was largely bottom-up in character and that it evolved over a long enough period for the country’s political economy to adjust. This explains in part the rapid shift to a high-growth, externally oriented development path in the early 1990s, despite the loss of Soviet aid and the lack of significant Western substitutes until 1992–1993. Based upon extensive in-country experience, a wealth of primary materials, and wide comparative knowledge of development issues, the book challenges many preconceived notions, both about Vietnam and about the general nature of transition processes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (February 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813326834
• ISBN-13: 978-0813326832
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,014,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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