The Vietnamese Economy : Awakening the Dormant Dragon (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

This book, written by economists of Vietnamese origin, is an extremely comprehensive collection on economic issues facing Vietnam. The spectrum of topics covered includes macroeconomics, microeconomics, international trade, agriculture, education, communication, institutional reforms, income distribution and poverty measurement. Themes include: * the success of Vietnam's Doi-Moi in the early 1990's * the slowdown of economic growth in recent years * the rapidly changing external environment due to globalization * the growing environmental degradation and income inequality