Vietnam in the global economy : the dynamics of integration, decentralization, and contested politics / Thomas Jandl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jandl, Thomas, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Economic aspects--Vietnam.

Decentralization in government.

Economic development--Vietnam.

Economic development.

Investments, Foreign--Vietnam.

Investments, Foreign.

Rent seeking--Vietnam.

Rent seeking.

Vietnam--Economic policy--1975-.

Vietnam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes in a game-theoretical approach how the development success story Vietnam managed to keep rent seeking in check sufficiently to attract record numbers of foreign investors and exhibit strong economic growth in the early stages of its economic reforms. It concludes that pluralistic contestation among societal interests under conditions of factor mobility can lead to the same benefits that are generally associated with liberal democracy-commitment to limited government through checks and balances.

Contents:

Theory and research methodology

From roving to stationary bandit : a history

Decentralization, FDI, and provincial governance

Proximity and contestation

Race to the bottom vs. harmony of interest

Capital-labor relations and the harmony of interest

Central-local harmony and political control

Lessons for theory and practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 6, 2013).

ISBN:

979-82-16-32870-4

1-4985-2537-7

0-7391-7787-7

OCLC:

862745821