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In this work, ten American and Japanese specialists offer a comprehensive analysis of one of the most dramatic developments in Asia today: the reemergence of Vietnam - not as the belligerent champion of a militant ideology and socialist causes, but as an open, friendly country seeking a respected place in the world community. Basing their observations on five years of study, visits to Vietnam, and numerous interviews with knowledgeable officials, scholars, and businessmen there and in the United States and Japan, the authors evaluate the political, economic, social, and foreign policy changes that have been taking place in Vietnam over the past decade, trace the responses of the United States and Japan, and offer a policy prescription for responding to the challenges of the future. A must read for Asian specialists.
List of contents
Part 1 Overview; over Vietnam Joins the World, James W. Morley, Masashi Nishihara; Part 2 Reform at Home; Chapter 1 Politics in Transition, James W. Morley; Chapter 2 The Economic Take-off, Masahiko Ebashi; Chapter 3 A Society Emerging from Crisis, John Bresnan; Chapter 4 The Strategic Predicament, Richard K. Betts; Part 3 The Opening to the World; Chapter 5 Coping with China, Tatsumi Okabe; Chapter 6 Detaching from Cambodia, Seki Tomoda; Chapter 7 Joining ASEAN, Donald S. Zagoria; Part 4 The Responses of Japan and the United States; Chapter 8 Vietnam in Japan's Regional Policy, Yoshihide Soeya; Chapter 9 U.S.-Vietnam Normalization-Past, Present, Future, Frederick Z. Brown; Chapter 10 Where Do We Go from Here?, Masashi Nishihara , James W. Morley;
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Authored by Morley, James; Nishihara, Masashi
Summary
Ten American and Japanese specialists offer a comprehensive analysis of one of the most dramatic developments in Asia today: the re-emergence of Vietnam. They consider the political, economic, social and foreign policy changes that have been taking place in Vietnam over the past decade.
