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Vietnam between Developmental State and Neoliberalism: The Case of the Industrial Sector

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Developmental Politics in Transition

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During over 20 years of doi moi 1 Vietnam achieved major results in terms of economic growth, institutional development, and poverty reduction. This chapter argues that these results depended on a pragmatic and gradualist reform process that scarcely conformed to the prescription of the Washington Consensus. A deeper integration in the regional productive system during the 2000s contributed to industrial development and resulted in wider income polarisation and labour-capital conflicts. However, the new economic and social dynamics are too recent to draw conclusions about a possible convergence with neoliberal practices.

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  1. Pietro Masina
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Seoul National University, South Korea

    Chang Kyung-Sup (Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Political Economy and Social Policy Research Center) (Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Political Economy and Social Policy Research Center)

  2. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

    Ben Fine (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

  3. University of Sydney, Australia

    Linda Weiss (Professor of Government and International Relations) (Professor of Government and International Relations)

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Masina, P. (2012). Vietnam between Developmental State and Neoliberalism: The Case of the Industrial Sector. In: Kyung-Sup, C., Fine, B., Weiss, L. (eds) Developmental Politics in Transition. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137028303_10

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