The Vietnamese economy and its transformation to an open market system / William T. Alpert, editor ; foreword by Bui Diem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alpert, William T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Vietnam--Economic policy--1975-.

Vietnam.

Economic policy.

Vietnam--Economic conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2005]

Summary:

These previously unpublished papers by leading American and Vietnamese economists analyze the dramatic transformation of Vietnam's economy during the 1990s and its prospects for the future. The three main sections of the book discuss Vietnam's turbulent history, recent economic reforms, and the country's emerging role in the world economy and geopolitics. The contributors examine a myriad of issues, including specific reforms in agriculture, banking, and tax policy, as well as the attempts to create a business-oriented legal infrastructure, the development of foreign trade and a viable balance of payments, and U.S. policy reactions to Vietnam's rapid development in the last decade.

Contents:

1 Toward a Market Economy in Vietnam: Economic Reforms and Development Strategies for the Twenty-first Century / Bui Diem, William T. Alpert, the Pacific Basin Research Institute Associates 3

2 Cultural Issues in Vietnam's Transition / Ton That Thien 13

3 Recent Economic History: A Stalled Expansion / William T. Alpert, Sol Sanders 32

4 A Profile of Vietnam's Land and Peop / Manh Hung Le 44

5 Prospects for Fiscal Reform in Vietnam / Tran Van Kiem 61

6 Tax Policy for Vietnam / Charles E. McLure Jr. 72

7 Reforming Vietnam's Legal Institutions / Pham Duong Hien, Nguyen Cuong Hguyn 128

8 Foreign Investment and Trade / William Sharpe 143

9 Vietnam in the World of the 1990s / Bernard T.K. Joei 164

10 Banking Reform in Vietnam / Nguyen-Xuan Nghia 200

11 Muddling Through: U.S. Policy Options in a Straitened Asia / Sol W. Sanders 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0765606690

OCLC:

53469633