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AS ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION THEORY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIES, THE VALUE AND APPLICABILITY OF ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION THEORY FOR DEVELOPING OR INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES IS OFTEN QUESTIONED. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THIS CONTROVERSY BY TAKING VIET NAM AS A CASE STUDY. THE ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRUCTURING OF CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN VIET NAM FOCUSES ON THREE MAJOR ISSUES: STATE-MARKET RELATIONS, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. REGARDING ALL THREE ISSUES, MAJOR DEVIATIONS ARE FOUND FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM TRAJECTORY AS HYPOTHESIZED BY ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION THEORY. THE STUDY THUS CONCLUDES THAT ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION THEORY IS OF LIMITED VALUE FOR ANALYZING CONTEMPORARY PROCESSES OF AND ATTEMPTS AT ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM IN VIET NAM.