Vietnam: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments

Winning the Vietnam War proved easier than winning the peace. Since 1975, the reunited country has faced the problem of how a poorer, planned economy in which state ownership and control dominated could successfully absorb a more advanced, capitalist economy. In addition, the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War heralded a new age in Vietnams internal and external relations. This book traces developments since the end of the Vietnam War, including recent economic reforms, the politics of the Communist Party, and the re-establishment of relations with the United States. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current political and economic situation in Vietnam today.

Ian Jeffries is Reader in Economics and member of the Centre of Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Wales Swansea.