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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787608903321

Autore

Ratliff William

Titolo

Vietnam rising : culture and change in Asia's tiger cub / / William Ratliff ; cover design, Christopher Chambers ; text design and composition by Leigh McLellan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-59813-175-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChambersChristopher

McLellanLeigh

Disciplina

330.9597

Soggetti

Industrial promotion - Vietnam

National characteristics, Vietnamese

Vietnam Economic conditions 1975-

Vietnam Economic policy 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Survey of Conditions in Vietnam to Mid-2008; Part I. Background; 1. The Confucian Soul of Vietnam; 2. Modern History: France, War, and Communism; 3. Doi Moi Renovation and Reform; 4. Socialism: Nirvana or Not?; Part II. Overview of Reforms Today; 5. The Legal Jungle; 6. The Educational Tangle; 7. Monetary Policy and Banking Reform; 8. Resurrecting the SOE Dinosaurs; Part III. Entrepreneurship in its Several Forms; 9. Introducing Entrepreneurship; 10. Enterprises in Vietnam: Legislation and Statistics

Household Businesses11. Private Enterprise in the Broader Business Picture; The Progression of Legislation; The Challenge of Statistics, Again; 12. Businesses in Vietnam; Foreign Invested Enterprises; Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Women Entrepreneurs; Overseas Vietnamese Involvement; Part IV. Special Challenges for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; 13. Access to the "People's Land"; 14. Funding and Credit, if you can Get It; 15. Walking through a Business Registration; 16. Vietnamese Surprises; Part V. Confronting the World;



17. Vietnam-U.S. Relations

18. Joining the World Trade OrganizationPart VI. Conclusions and Observations; Appendix: A Note on International Involvement in Vietnam's Reforms; Notes; References; Index; About the Author; About The Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

From Vietnam's recent acceptance into the World Trade Organization to its post-Vietnam War reform and socialist ideals, this overview concisely examines the cultural, political, and economic changes currently at work in Vietnam within a historical context and then discusses the effects such changes have had on businessmen and entrepreneurs. Useful for those evaluating potential relationships with Vietnamese businesses or investments in the country's economy, this study explores matters of credit, private enterprise, monetary policy, and the role of globalizatio