Adam Fforde Stefan Vylder (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xiii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. owner's name in pen. Summary:"This clear and accessible text explores Vietnam's successful transition from neo-Stalinist central planning to a market economy - "Vietnamese style." The authors contend that the Vietnamese transition was largely bottom-up in character and that it evolved over a long enough period for the country's political economy to adjust. This explains in part the rapid shift to a high-growth, externally oriented development path in the early 1990s. Based upon extensive in-country experience, a wealth of primary materials, and wide comparative knowledge of development issues, the book challenges many preconceived notions, both about Vietnam and about the general nature of transition processes."--Jacket. Contents: Theoretical Preliminaries Reform as Process, or as Government Program? "Reform as Process": Implications for the 1979-89 Transition The Givens The Transition: An Overview The Vietnamese Transition in a Third World Perspective Structure of the Book Notes: Some Definitions Restated 1. The Nature of Economic Transition. The Nature of the Transition: Process or Revolution? Stages in Vietnam. Note: The Economic Analysis of Transitional Economies 2. Historical Context. Traditional Vietnam: The Family and Its Environment. Foreign Models. Neo-Stalinism Applied, 1957-75 3. Basic Constraints: Natural, Human, and Organizational. Natural Resources. Human Resources. Political System. Economic Structure: The Impact of Transition 4. Development Strategy. Reform's Fluctuating Meaning. The Second and Third Five-Year Plans (1976-85). Institutional Foundations of the Transitional Model. The Sixth Party Congress: Toward a Market Economy. On the Brink: Development Strategy on the Eve of the Market Economy 5. Markets and Sectors. Trade and Transactions: The Emergence of Markets. Agriculture. Industry. The Nonagricultural Economy and Wider Development Issues 6. Social Aspects, Equity, and the New Development Model. Equity and Differentiation: The Vietnamese Population Under and After Transition. Education: The Overall Picture. Health. Implications for the 1990s 7. Accumulation, Savings, and Market Development: Processes of Change Reconsidered. Events and Issues in 1989-94. Foreign Comments on the Vietnamese Transition to a Market Economy: An Overview. The Meaning of "Commercialization": The Role of the State. Limits Imposed by the Nature of the Post-1989 Vietnamese Market Economy. The Role of the State in Support of Market Development 8. Macroeconomic Stability: The Role of the State. Macroeconomic Performance 1989-93. Resource Gaps and a Path to Rapid Growth? Prices, Inflation, and Markets. Vietnam 1994-95: From Systemic Change to Accelerated Development? 9. Conclusions: Tiger on a Bicycle? Systemic Reform: What Has Been Accomplished? Reasons for Success. Concluding Concerns.