1st Edition

From Plan To Market The Economic Transition In Vietnam

By Adam Fforde Copyright 1996
    374 Pages
    by Routledge

    374 Pages
    by Routledge

    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 precolonial antecedents, the authors uncover the mechanisms of that changeover. They contend that the Vietnamese transitio

    Preface -- Introduction -- The Nature of Economic Transition -- Historical Context -- Basic Constraints: Natural, Human, and Organizational -- Development Strategy -- Markets and Sectors -- Social Aspects, Equity, and the New Development Model -- Accumulation, Savings, and Market Development: Processes of Change Reconsidered -- Macroeconomic Stability: The Role of the State -- Conclusions: Tiger on a Bicycle?

    Biography

    Adam Fforde supervises and teaches Asian Economics and Comparative Development Policy at the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute.