Overview

This volume addresses the domestic and international context of Vietnam's global integration challenges with particular focus on the ruling party debate over liberalization; necessary economic and legal adjustments for WTO accession and the subsequent new challenges to the party's legitimacy; emergence of civil society as a potentially empowered political actor; and the relationship between Vietnam and the United States.

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Author:   Hans Stockton
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   v. 8
ISBN:  

9780773458703

ISBN 10:   0773458700
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   May 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Hans Stockton; 1. Development and Democratization: The Practical Challenges - Nguyen Xuan Phong; 2. Development and Democratization: Economic and Political Issues - Bui Diem and Nguyen Quo'c Curong; 3. Development without Democratization - Nguyen Quoc Curong; 4. Vietnam's Prospects for Democracy - Lea Xuaan Khoa; 5. Civil Society and Democratization - Nong Duy Truong; 6. Four Generations of Vietnamese: Support for Democracy and Market Economy - Ong T. Nhu-Ngoc; 7. The Challenges of Regional and Global Integration - Khai Q. Nguyen; 8. Vietnam's WTO Accession - Khai Q. Nguyen; 9. The Communist Party and Challenges of Global Integration - Bui Tin; 10.Future Bilateral Relations Between the United States and Vietnam - Frederick Brown; List of Illustrations.

Reviews

"""This volume has much to offer those interested specifically in Vietnam as a case study, but also to broader audiences engaged in research on democratization, the impact of globalization on development strategies, emergence of civil society, and the dilemma of today's totalitarian hangers-on..."" - Gustavo Wensjoe, Director and Sarofim Chair, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas"""

This volume has much to offer those interested specifically in Vietnam as a case study, but also to broader audiences engaged in research on democratization, the impact of globalization on development strategies, emergence of civil society, and the dilemma of today's totalitarian hangers-on... - Gustavo Wensjoe, Director and Sarofim Chair, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas

Author Information

Hans Stockton is Assistant Professor in the Center for International Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

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