Moving beyond the standard emphasis on the Vietnam War and Vietnamese politics and economy, this volume provides a historically grounded examination of the dynamics of contemporary society and state-society relations. Within that framework, the contributors explore the dynamics of economic reforms, socioeconomic inequality, environmental changes, gender and ethnic relations, migration, media, a…
New and exciting economic, political, and social developments have been rapidly unfolding in Vietnam since the mid-1980s. Doi moi (revolution) marks a new stage in the economic development of Vietnam, transforming the failed command/control economy into a market-oriented one. The drastic changes brought about by doi moi within Vietnam and the international events that impinge on it have stimula…