Reinventing Vietnamese Socialism: Doi Moi In Comparative Perspective (Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in Asia and the Pacific) [Paperback]

William S Turley (Author), Mark Selden (Author), EDITOR * (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0813385903 | ISBN-13: 978-0813385907

Beginning its transition in 1977 from bureaucratic central planning to a market-oriented economy and to a more open political system in 1979, Vietnam initiated a comprehensive program of renovation known as "Doi Moi" in 1986. In this volume, Vietnamese and Western scholars address key issues of reform in Vietnam. The contributors explore the origins of "Doi Moi", the Vietnamese response to the changes sweeping the communist world since the 1970s, and the stresses inherent in the reform process. They also compare "Doi Moi" with other attempts at reform and assess Vietnam's prospects for stable growth and development under communist rule.

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About the Author

Kayano Shigeru is the founder and director of the Kayano Shigeru Ainu Memorial Museum. He is a Diet member, the first Ainu to be elected. Kyoko Selden teaches Japanese at Cornell University. Lili Selden is a graduate student in Japanese literature at the University of Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (January 5, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813385903
• ISBN-13: 978-0813385907
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,871,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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William S. Turley (PhD, University of Washington) was born in Wallace, Idaho, to poor but honest parents and grew up in Washington state. During his graduate studies in political science at the University of Washington, Seattle, he studied in Vietnam in 1967-68. He earned his PhD in 1972 with a dissertation on the Vietnam People's Army, was a Ford Foundation Research Associate at Saigon University in 1972-1973, and taught at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok in 1982-1984 as a Fulbright lecturer. Now professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University, he has published widely on Vietnamese politics, international relations, and economic policy reform.