The Vietnamese Economy Awakening the Dormant Dragon Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia Series

This book, written by economists of Vietnamese origin, is an extremely comprehensive collection on economic issues facing Vietnam. The spectrum of topics covered includes macroeconomics, microeconomics, international trade, agriculture, education, communication, institutional reforms, income distribution and poverty measurement.
Themes include:
* the success of Vietnam's Doi-Moi in the early 1990's
* the slowdown of economic growth in recent years
* the rapidly changing external environment due to globalization
* the growing environmental degradation and income inequality

Part I: Overview
Part II: Doi Moi: Past, Present and Future Development Issues
Part III: The Vietnamese Economy in a Global Context
Part IV: Sectoral Policies and Institutional Reforms
Part V: Poverty Alleviation Policy
Part VI: Conclusion

Binh Tran-Nam is Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales.
Chi Do Pham is Visiting Associate Professor at the American University and was previously Senior Economist with the IMF.