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In 1986, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) adopted the Doi Moi (Renovation) policy at its sixth national congress, opening up a new chapter in the country's modern history. Under Doi Moi, Vietnam has undergone significant socio-economic, political and foreign policy reforms that have transformed the country in many meaningful ways. This edited volume aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the multiple aspects and transformations of Vietnam's foreign policy over the past thirty years. The book is divided into three sections. The first covers the broader framework of Vietnam's foreign policy making and the historical evolution of Vietnam's diplomacy under Doi Moi. The second examines Vietnam's bilateral relationships with its major partners, namely the United States, China, Japan, India, Russia, its smaller neighbours (Cambodia and Laos), and ASEAN. Finally, the book looks into two major issues in Vietnam's current foreign policy: the management of the South China Sea disputes and the international economic integration process. As the most informative, updated and comprehensive volume on Vietnam's foreign policy under Doi Moi, the book is a useful reference for academics, policymakers and students, as well as anyone interested in contemporary Vietnam in general and its foreign policy in particular.

Vietnam's foreign policy under Doi Moi -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- About the Contributors -- Part I. Analytical and Historical Framework -- 1. Introduction: The Making of Vietnam's Foreign Policy under Doi Moi -- 2. The Evolution of Vietnamese Diplomacy, 1986-2016 -- Part II. Bilateral Relationships -- 3. The Evolution of Strategic Trust in Vietnam-U.S. Relations -- 4. The 2014 Oil Rig Crisis and its Implications for Vietnam-China Relations -- 5. Vietnam-Japan Relations: Moving Beyond Economic Cooperation? -- 6. The Reinvigoration of India-Vietnam Partnership under Prime Minister Modi -- 7. Vietnam-Russia Relations: Glorious Past, Uncertain Future -- 8. Vietnam's Foreign Policy Towards its Smaller Neighbours -- 9. Vietnam's Decision to Join ASEAN: The South China Sea Disputes Connection -- Part III. Major Foreign Policy Issues -- 10. Vietnam's South China Sea Strategy since 2007 -- 11. Vietnam's International Economic Integration under Doi Moi -- 12. Norm Diffusion through Trade: The Case of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement -- Index.

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Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Stadtentwicklung Hanois von den Anfängen bis heute als Abfolge historischer und gegenwärtiger Transformationsprozesse skizziert und erläutert. Die ökonomischen sowie sozialen Veränderungen im Zuge des jüngsten Transformationsprozesses, unter dem Namen Doi Moi' (übersetzt: Erneuerung) bekannt, zeigen sich in den vietnamesischen Städten am stärksten. Die beiden großen Metropolen des Landes Ho Chi Minh Stadt und Hanoi haben zwar von den Doi Moi Politik am meisten profitiert; aber auch die Schattenseiten der eingeleiteten Reformmaßnahmen, etwa die mit einer wachsenden Einkommenspolarisierung einhergehende Zunahme der intraurbanen Disparitäten, der Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit sowie als Folge eines steigenden Migrationsdrucks aus den ländlichen Gebieten das Entstehen slumähnlicher Siedlungen sind hier am deutlichsten erkennbar. Ähnlich wie in vielen osteuropäischen Städten sind von jeweils unterschiedlichen Akteursgruppen initiierte transformat! ionstypische Prozesse wie ein Gründungsboom im Privatsektor, nachholende Citybildung, Internationalisierung sowie mit sozialer und räumlicher Segregation einhergehende Verdrängungsprozesse feststellbar. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich aus einem mikroanalytischen Blickwinkel heraus mit den Auswirkungen des Transformationsprozesses insbesondere auf die Innenstadt Hanois. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass die Art und das Ausmaß des wirtschafts- und sozialräumlichen Wandels stark von der Persistenz baulich-physiognomischer Strukturen beeinflusst wird, die ihrerseits Resultat der historischen Transformationsprozesse ist. Da kein anderer Wirtschaftszweig so schnell und dynamisch auf gesellschaftliche Veränderungen reagiert wie der (Einzel-) Handel, wurden im Rahmen einer Primärerhebung die überaus heterogenen Einzelhandelsstrukturen der Innenstadt Hanois erfasst und Inhaber von Einzelhandelsbetrieben befragt. Den räumlichen Schwerpunkt der empirischen Untersuchung bildet das älteste noch! existierende Handels-, Markt- und Gewerbegebiet Vietnams, das sogenannte 36-Gassen-Gebiet. Dieses erfuhr in der frühen Transformationsphase zunächst einen vor allem durch ansässige Bewohner getragenen Gründungsboom im privaten Handel. Im Rahmen der empirischen Analyse wird nachgewiesen, dass im Verlauf des Transformationsprozesses durch neue außerhalb des 36-Gassen-Gebiets stammende unternehmerisch orientierte Personen Modernisierungsprozesse initiiert wurden, die Verdrängungsprozesse in Gang gesetzt haben. Darüber hinaus wurden die verschiedenen Akteursgruppen identifiziert und eine zukünftige Bewertung des Akteursgefüge vorgenommen. Der Einzelhandel wird damit zum Spiegelbild der gesellschaftlichen Polarisierung, die durch die Begriffe Transformationsverlierer' und Transformationsgewinner' beschrieben werden kann. Dabei stellt die Doi-Moi-Politik die (vorerst) letzte Stufe der die Stadtentwicklung Hanois beeinflussenden historischen Abfolge von Transformationsprozessen dar, deren komplexe Dynamik sich in den gezeigten Veränderungen im Einzelhandel eindrücklich widerspiegelt.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1 Stabilisation and Growth in Vietnam: The Early Experience -- 2 The Vietnamese Approach to Reforms -- 3 Vietnam's "Socialist-Oriented Market Economy" in Contemporary Capitalist Globalisation -- 4 Organisation of the Volume -- References -- Part I: Setting the Scene Over 30 Years: A "lessons learned" Inspection -- Chapter 2: The Transformations of Contemporary Capitalisms: Seven Lessons -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Club of Developing Economies Was Not Closed: The Rise of East Asia -- 3 The Asian Capitalisms Are Different -- 3.1 Not a Mere Replication of Western Capitalisms -- 3.2 No Convergence Towards a Common Asian Model -- 4 Geographical Proximity Does Not Mean Identical Brands of Capitalisms -- 5 Mixing Market Mechanisms with Government Control in a Multi-Level System: China -- 6 More Interdependence than Competition Among Contrasting Socio-Economic Regimes -- 6.1 A Deepening of Economic Specialization with the Opening-Up of World Trade -- 6.2 Interdependent and Even Complementary Socio-Economic Regimes -- 7 The 2010s: The International Regime Is at Risk from Converging Pressures -- 7.1 The Defence of National Economic Sovereignty by New Political Movements -- 7.2 The Open Conflict Between Economic Complementarity and Geopolitical Rivalry -- 7.3 The Crisis of Post-WWII International Organizations -- 8 All Development Strategies Have To Be ReDesigned in the Face of Major International Uncertainties -- 8.1 Size Matters -- 8.2 The Transformation of the International Regime: Four Scenarios -- 8.3 Reconsidering the Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment and Export-Led Growth -- 8.4 The Century of the Anthropogenetic Model? -- 9 Conclusion -- References.

"This book presents a comprehensive overview of managers and management in Vietnam, based on extensive original research, including interviews with a large number of managers in Vietnam. It shows how management in Vietnam is best understood from the perspective of Vietnamese managers themselves, rather than in terms of Western or Asian models of management."--Publisher's description

In 1986, Viet Nam began to introduce sweeping liberalization in all sectors of its previously hardline, centrally planned, and closed economy. Referred to as doi moi, this "renovation" has produced dramatic changes in the lives of Vietnamese farmers, workers, and their households. Agricultural production has soared. The country now welcomes foreign trade, investment, tourists, business people, students, and scholars. Personal incomes have increased, and Viet Nam is a new member of the Association ofSouth East Asian Nations (ASEAN). In this book, Vietnamese scholars describe the origins and impacts of these changes. They examine how the policy shift of doi moi has affected rural development, urban housing, household economy, and social welfare. Collaborating with Canadian scholars, they draw upon original field surveys, historical documents, and census material to study the evolution of doi moi and its implications for the future development of Viet Nam. Socioeconomic Renovation in Viet Nam illuminates the key questions and issues that policy advisers and decision-makers must wrestle with to ensure Viet Nam's successful emergence into the global family of nations. It will also appeal to development professionals; students and scholars in Asian studies, economics, and rural development; and businesses considering new investment in Viet Nam

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Living next to the giant : the political economy of Vietnam's relations with China under Doi Moi -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Historical Context of Vietnam-China Relations -- 3. Vietnam's Doi Moi and Its Quest for Normalized Relations with China -- 4. Overview of Vietnam's Economic Development and Relations with China under Doi Moi -- 5. The Political Economy Dimensions of Vietnam-China Economic Relations -- 6. The Economic Determinants of Vietnam's South China Sea Disputes with China -- 7. Vietnam's Hedging Strategy against China since Normalization -- 8. The Prospects of Democratization in Vietnam and China and Implications for Bilateral Relations -- 9. Conclusion: The Lessons of Doi Moi for Vietnam's China Policy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This book examines how the interaction between political and economic factors under Doi Moi has shaped Vietnam's China policy and bilateral relations since the late 1980s.After providing a historical background, the book examines the conflicting effects that Doi Moi has generated on bilateral relations. It demonstrates that Vietnam's economic considerations following the adoption of Doi Moi contributed decidedly to the Sino-Vietnamese normalization in 1991 as well as the continuous improvements in bilateral ties ever since. At the same time, Vietnam's economic activities in the South China Sea and China's responses have intensified bilateral rivalry and put their ties under considerable strains.The book goes on to argue that Doi Moi has indeed brought Vietnam newfound opportunities to develop a multi-level Omni-directional hedging strategy against China. Finally, the book concludes by looking at the prospects of democratization in both countries and assessing the future trajectory of their relations under such circumstances. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Vietnam's relations with China over the past thirty years, the book is a useful reference source for academics, policymakers, students, and anyone interested in contemporary Vietnam foreign policy in general and Vietnam-China relations in particular

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This book provides the reader with the basis for a theoretical understanding of public-sector finance in general - and more specifically, a comprehensive, policy-oriented application of that understanding to Japanese public finance. Particular emphasis is placed upon developing tools which can be used both theoretically and empirically to clarify essential economic concerns in Japan's public sector. These include the macroeconomic incidence of fiscal decentralization, dependence on government bonds for covering fiscal deficits, and social security reform. In analyzing Japan's underperforming public sector, the authors develop and recommend policy solutions aimed at achieving Japan's growth potential, improving the quality of the public sector, and strengthening the sector's contribution to the Japanese economy. Guiding the reader toward an overall understanding of public-sector reforms, decentralization and fiscal policy in Japan, this book will strongly appeal to academics, students and researchers with an interest in modern public finance theory and macroeconomic analysis

Managing fiscal policy—the revenues and spending of an individual nation—is among the most challenging tasks facing governments. Wealthy countries are constrained by complex regulation and taxation policies, while developing nations often face high inflation and trade taxes. In this volume, esteemed economists Takatoshi Ito and Andrew K. Rose, along with other leading experts, examine the problems and challenges facing public finance in East Asian developing countries as well as the United States and Japan. Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia explores the inefficient tax systems of many developing countries, the relationship between public and private sector economic behavior, and the pressing issue of future obligations that governments have undertaken to provide pensions and health care for their citizens. Featuring both overviews and analyses of the countries discussed, this book will be of value to economists and policymakers seeking to understand fiscal policy in a global context