Vietnam

Better than its reputation. The doi moi reform literature is genuinely good, particularly Fforde and de Vylder's argument that reform was bottom-up improvisation ratified after the fact. Hayton covers the modern political economy; what is still missing is any book on Vietnam's own conglomerates.

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  1. Vietnam: Rising DragonBill Hayton, 2010
  2. How Asia WorksJoe Studwell, 2013
  3. From Plan to MarketAdam Fforde, Stefan de Vylder, 1996

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Joe Studwell · 2013 · Vietnam appears as a late follower of the land-reform and export-discipline model.
Adam Fforde, Stefan de Vylder · 1996 · The canonical doi moi study; reform as bottom-up fence-breaking, not decree.
Duncan McCargo · 2004 · Edited essays on state, business and the limits of the reform coalition.
Pietro Masina · 2006 · Industrial policy and FDI dependence assessed against the East Asian model.
Bill Hayton · 2010 · The standard account of Party control, state firms and the doi moi business environment.
David W. P. Elliott · 2012 · How the Party argued itself into opening the economy and joining WTO.
Stéphanie Balme, Mark Sidel · 2006 · Legal and institutional reform; the contract and property environment for investors.