The Economy and Business Environment of Vietnam
“Vietnam has exhibited exceptional economic growth since its Đổi Mới economic reforms beginning in the mid-1980s, yet its growth experience has been understudied. This book investigates many of the key components of this remarkable growth story, offering
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The Economy and Business Environment of Vietnam
Roderick Macdonald Editor
The Economy and Business Environment of Vietnam
Editor Roderick Macdonald University of Quebec at Montreal Montréal, QC, Canada
ISBN 978-3-030-49973-0 ISBN 978-3-030-49974-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49974-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This book was completed in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. In the current phase, we are spending more time at home with family than ever before, reminding us that wealth and the economy are not the most important things in life. However, when this situation reaches its end game, we will also be reminded that wealth and the economy, although not everything, do help us in the pursuit of happiness. Medicine and health services are founded on science, but also upon prosperity. Feeding, sheltering, and educating our families require the supply chains that bring food and other resources to our homes. The creation of beauty in music, visual arts, and the written word requires leisure, again dependent upon some degree of affluence. Power, whether exercised to subdue others, or channeled to the service of others, ultimately reposes upon wealth. We will be less rich when the pandemic ends. So far, the twenty-first century is a rerun of the twentieth century, although we have avoided a world war so far. Punctuated by a financial crisis, the first twenty years have been marked by rapid technological and business changes reaching deep into our daily lives as consumers. With t
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