Transforming Asian Socialism China and Vietnam Compared

by Chan, Anita; Tria Kerkvliet, Benedict J.

• ISBN13: 9780847698462
• ISBN10: 0847698467
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Arguing that an understanding of the similarities and differences among communist countries provides valuable insights into their momentous transformations, this comprehensive volume compares recent changes in China and Vietnam. Exploring the economic, political, and social effects of reform programs, the chapters pair leading Vietnam and China scholars in a genuinely comparative analysis. Finding similarities-and unexpected differences-the authors conclude that Vietnam often has forged its own path rather than following the Chinese model.

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
Acknowledgements	vii
Comparing Vietnam and China: An Introduction	1	(14)
Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet
Anita Chan
Jonathan Unger
Exalting the Latecomer State: Intellectuals and the State During the Chinese and Vietnamese Reforms	15	(28)
Alexander Woodside
From Plan to Market: The Economic Transition in Vietnam and China Compared	43	(30)
Adam Fforde
Asian Socialism's Open Doors: Guangzhou and Ho Chi Minh City	73	(25)
William S. Turley
Brantly Womack
Agrarian Transformations in China and Vietnam	98	(22)
Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet
Mark Selden
Wealth Power and Poverty in the Transition to Market Economies: The Process of Socio-Economic Differentiation in Rural China and Northern Vietnam	120	(33)
Hy Van Luong
Jonathan Unger
Political Change in China and Vietnam: Coping with the Consequences of Economic Reform	153	(23)
Barrett L. McCormick
Chinese and Vietnamese Youth in the 1990s	176	(28)
Stanley Rosen
David Marr
Vietnamese and Chinese Labour Regimes: On the Road to Divergence	204	(25)
Anita Chan
Irene Nørlund
Index	229