The Political Economy of Industrial Development in Vietnam: Impact of State-Business Relationship on Industrial Performance, 1986-2012
Abstract
Vietnam鈥檚 industrial development since doi moi is a success, but only a partial one. This paper provides a political economy account of Vietnam鈥檚 industrial growth since 1986. It shows that the key determinant of Vietnam鈥檚 industrial growth lies in the relationship between the party-state and the private sector. It also shows that the level of distrust and discrimination against the private sector鈥攁nd therefore the level of industrial growth鈥攄epends on the degree of the tradeoff between the political ideology and economic legitimacy, on the internal structure of the state, and on the quality of leadership.
Citation
Vu-Thanh, T. The Political Economy of Industrial Development in Vietnam: Impact of State-Business Relationship on Industrial Performance, 1986-2012. UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland (2014) 24 pp. ISBN 978-92-9230-879-7 [WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/158]