The changing face of Vietnam : Doi Moi as a socialist approach to economic development.
Issued Date
2007
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eng
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Mahidol University
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Jones, Eugene (2007). The changing face of Vietnam : Doi Moi as a socialist approach to economic development.. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/35006
Title
The changing face of Vietnam : Doi Moi as a socialist approach to economic development.
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Abstract
Vietnam is developing in the same direction as are the non-Communist nations
of Southeast Asia. In November of 2006, Hanoi hosted the APEC summit
where Asia-Pacific heads of state gathered to discuss economic relations. The
Ben Thien market of Ho Chi Minh City has the world’s most expensive
commercial property and Singaporean corporations are investing heavily. This
indicates that the Vietnam war was meaningless and wasteful.
In my papers I argue that the USA could not defeat Vietnam so now it is
attempting to buy the country. Further I argue that Vietnam is so far able to
develop economically and allow foreign investment while protecting workers’
rights. They are maintaining Socialist principles in the ear of global
development. Lastly, I claim that Vietnam is maintaining socialism better than
is China and that the Western condemnation of Vietnam for violation of human
rights is a further attempt to discredit Communism and force Vietnam into the
Western camp.
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The University of Central Arkansas, USA. April 3-9, 2007