Making difficult choices : Vietnam in transition (English)

After decades of war, with a dilapidated infrastructure and millions of people dead, wounded or displaced, Vietnam could have been considered a hopeless case in economic development. Yet, it is now about to enter the ranks of middle-income countries. The obvious question is: how did this happen? This paper goes one step further, asking not which policies were adopted, but rather why they were adopted. This question is all the more intriguing because...

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Rama, Martin;
Document Date
2008/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
57739
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Viet Nam,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/12/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Making difficult choices : Vietnam in transition
Keywords
planned economy

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Rama, Martin.

Making difficult choices : Vietnam in transition (English). Commission on growth and development working paper ; no. 40 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/270911468327590018

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