Occasional Papers

Vietnam: Transition to a Market Economy

Author/Editor:

Krishna Srinivasan ; Erich Spitäller ; M. Braulke ; Christian B. Mulder ; Hisanobu Shishido ; Kenneth M. Miranda ; John R Dodsworth ; Keon Lee

Publication Date:

March 15, 1996

Summary:

The paper explores the pattern of transition of the Vietnamese economy, the policies that were applied, and the reasons for the country's success. In particular, it focuses on output performance; state-owned enterprises; foreign direct investment; determinants of inflation; dollarization and problems of economic management; international integration and exchange rate policy; growth and diversification of trade, trade reform, exchange reform, and exchange rate policy.

Series:

Occasional Paper No. 1996/001

Subject:

Agricultural sector Balance of payments Economic sectors Exchange rate policy Exchange rates Foreign direct investment Foreign exchange Inflation Prices