Changing Political Economy Of Vietnam

This book looks at how the Vietnamese government has become commercialized under reform, and how this has had an impact on politics within Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. It discusses the way in which power has been decentralised to the lower levels of the party-state, but argues that the central state retains significant power. The book also looks at how reform policies have been implemented, and how struggles over political and business activity have taken place. Finally, the book discusses two major corruption cases.

This book explores the way in which the state has become commercialised under reform as party and government officials have gone into business and considers the impact that this has had on politics within Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The book charts the way in which power has been decentralised to the lower levels of the party-state but argues that the central state retains significant power. These issues are explored through a variety of case studies including the implementation of different reform policies, struggles over political and business activity, and the prosecution of two major corruption cases. Particular emphasis is placed on piecing together the myriad of informal practices which dominate business and political life in Vietnam.