LEADER 03911nam 2200625 450 001 9910810903403321 005 20230721045346.0 010 $a1-59813-175-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000523138 035 $a(EBL)1630022 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001113547 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12490251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113547 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11167260 035 $a(PQKB)11400652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1630022 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1630022 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10836347 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL574097 035 $a(OCoLC)870587399 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000523138 100 $a20140219h20082008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVietnam rising $eculture and change in Asia's tiger cub /$fWilliam Ratliff ; cover design, Christopher Chambers ; text design and composition by Leigh McLellan 210 1$aOakland, California :$cIndependent Institute,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59813-026-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aHousehold 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 327 $a18. 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 330 $aFrom 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 606 $aIndustrial promotion$zVietnam 606 $aNational characteristics, Vietnamese 607 $aVietnam$xEconomic conditions$y1975- 607 $aVietnam$xEconomic policy$y1975- 615 0$aIndustrial promotion 615 0$aNational characteristics, Vietnamese. 676 $a330.9597 700 $aRatliff$b William$0252259 701 $aChambers$b Christopher$01680201 701 $aMcLellan$b Leigh$01680202 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810903403321 996 $aVietnam rising$94048792 997 $aUNINA