{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-growth-guanie-lim-9780367537562","title":"The Political Economy of Growth in Vietnam: Between States and Markets","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the \u003ci\u003edoi moi \u003c\/i\u003ereforms in 1986, Vietnam has experienced a dramatic socioeconomic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etransformation. Lim examines the role of the state and its interaction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewith market forces in bringing this change about.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking the motorcycle and banking industries as case studies, this book explores\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe dynamics between the state and transnational corporations in shaping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe manufacturing and service sectors, respectively. Vietnam, as one of Southeast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsia's quintessential latecomer economies with little prior experience of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edealing with transnational corporations, has nevertheless been quite successful\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ein maintaining some control over the impact of foreign direct investment. Yet, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe learning outcomes remain highly uneven. In addition, Lim argues that Vietnamese\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eadvancement in both industries mirrors only partially the more generalized\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epatterns of state-led development in East Asia's earlier batch of latecomer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eeconomies. Vietnam's case thus presents practical lessons on how to succeed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ein crafting and utilizing policy instruments to achieve domestic economic and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etechnological upgrading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to scholars of political economy and industrial\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epolicy in East Asia, as well as to scholars and policy professionals analyzing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eapproaches to development strategy more broadly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guanie Lim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367537567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367537562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.22d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guanie Lim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057225396479,"sku":"9780367537562","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66cad75f-e797-4638-8499-bf09a3cbb94f.jpg?v=1685045750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-economy-of-growth-guanie-lim-9780367537562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}