03911nam 2200625 450 991081090340332120230721045346.01-59813-175-3(CKB)2670000000523138(EBL)1630022(SSID)ssj0001113547(PQKBManifestationID)12490251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113547(PQKBWorkID)11167260(PQKB)11400652(MiAaPQ)EBC1630022(Au-PeEL)EBL1630022(CaPaEBR)ebr10836347(CaONFJC)MIL574097(OCoLC)870587399(EXLCZ)99267000000052313820140219h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVietnam rising culture and change in Asia's tiger cub /William Ratliff ; cover design, Christopher Chambers ; text design and composition by Leigh McLellanOakland, California :Independent Institute,2008.©20081 online resource (145 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59813-026-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 StatisticsHousehold 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. Relations18. 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 CoverFrom 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 globalizatioIndustrial promotionVietnamNational characteristics, VietnameseVietnamEconomic conditions1975-VietnamEconomic policy1975-Industrial promotionNational characteristics, Vietnamese.330.9597Ratliff William252259Chambers Christopher1680201McLellan Leigh1680202MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810903403321Vietnam rising4048792UNINA