A story with three endings. (possible scenarios for survival of Vietnam's Communist Party amid market reforms)(Survey of Vietnam.)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: July 8, 1995 | Copyright information

VIETNAM, on a closer look, is one country. Despite civil war, regional disparities and growing differences of wealth, its national identity is strong. Useful as nationalism was for Vietnam in its recent heroic period, it is going to be less help-- particularly in its anti-foreigner guise--in Vietnam's present struggle to overcome poverty and catch up with richer, less backward neighbours.

Vietnam's one power, the Communist Party, looks unbudgeable, but not unchangeable. Desp...

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