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This
study examines the evolution of state institutions since 1945 in Vietnam
in order to understand the continuities since the commencement of
market-oriented economic reforms as well as the extent to which rapid
social change has altered authority relations and decision-making
processes. It looks particularly at relations between the Communist
Party, government and legislature and at those between central and local
authorities. What emerges is a more democratic or pluralist system than
is portrayed in the ‘totalitarian’ and 'bureaucratic authoritarian'
models and this helps to explain the apparent flexibility of the
Vietnamese political system in the face of rapid economic transition, as
well as strengths and weaknesses in the democratisation process. Published
by NIAS Press |
