Economic Management and Transition Towards a Market Economy

The following sections are included:

• PREFACE

• FOREWORD

• CONTENTS

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Role of the State in Transition

• Macroeconomic Issues

• Fiscal and Monetary Reform

• Sectoral Issues

• Investment and Trade

• Lessons from Regional Economies

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Market System: Theoretical Foundations

• Evolution of Planning

• Resurgence of Market Reform

• Executive Summary

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Law as Superstructure

• Scope of This Essay

• A Theory of State

• The Plural State

• The State and Pluralism in Economic Production

• Managing Pluralism

• Features of a Plural State - The Constitution

• Individual Rights and Remedies

• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction: What is Government's Role?

• Redefining Government's Role : An Examination of Functions and Tasks

• Accomplishing a Redefinition : Lessons from Other Countries

• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• An Incentive to Use Resources Efficiently: Clarifying Property Rights

• Rules in an Exchange Economy: Contract Law and Dispute Settlement

• Rules for Entering into and Exit out of the Market: Company Law, Foreign Investment Law, and Bankruptcy and Liquidation Law

• Laws Against Unfair Competition and Monopoly

• Institutional Guarantee: An Independent Judiciary

• Concluding Remarks

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Nature and Sequence of Transition Policies

• The Current Environment for Transition

• Background to Transition and Transition Policies in Europe

• Comparison of the Paths of China and the European Countries

• Conclusions

• References

The following sections are included:

• Decentralisation Dilemmas

• Local Governments And Dynamics of Reform

• Comparison of Vietnam And China

• Conclusion And Policy Implications

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Pre-Reform Domestic Price Structures

• Lessons From Gradual Price Reform

• Lessons From Radical Price Reform

• Comparison of Two Approaches

• Concluding Remarks

• Postscript

• References

The following sections are included:

• The Problem of monetary Overhang and the Keynesian Regime

• Why Structural Unemployment Arises Endogenously

• Institutional and Structural Changes and Impact on Unemployment

• Comparison of Key Theoretical Results against Vietnamese Data

• A Formal Treatment of the Role of Infrastructure and International Trade in Affecting Structural Unemployment

• Formal Treatment of the Relationship between Capital Accumulation and Structural Unemployment

• Concluding Remarks

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Why Privatize

• Privatization and Economic Theory in the Mixed Economies

• Privatization: Methods and Implementation

• The Fiscal Impact of Privatization

• Lessons and Implications

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• State Enterprises in the Planned System

• What was Wrong with State-Owned Enterprises?

• The Nature of Enterprise Reform: Markets, Autonomy, Incentives, Ownership and Discipline

• Varieties of Ownership

• Restructuring and Privatisation

• Methods of Privatisation

• China's Industrial Sector Reforms 1979-1993

• Assessing the Impact of Reform on the Economy

• State Enterprise Reform in Other Countries

• Is Privatisation Necessary or is it a 'Red Herring'?

• Concluding Remarks

• Appendix A The Strange Fate of a Workers' Co-operative

• Appendix B Ownership Structure of Selected Companies Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange 1992

• References

The following sections are included:

• Background and Evolution

• Characteristics of Rural Enterprises

• Debatable Issues

• Governmental Policies in 1980s

• New Trends in the Early 1990s

• Some Policy Areas Being Emphasized

• Experiences Available to Vietnam

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Social Security

• Education: Present Status and Problems

• Health Status and Problems

• Family Planning

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Recent Fiscal Reforms

• Prospects and Constraints

• Directions for Reform

• Concluding Observations

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Prelude to China's Tax Reform: Ligaisui

• Current Tax Structure

• Current Tax Administration

• Recapitulation of Problems and Suggested Changes

• Conclusions

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Some Key Propositions

• Experience of Centrally Planned Economies

• The Experience of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Summary and Conclusions

• References

The following sections are included:

• Characteristics of Human Resource Management in a Centrally Planned Socialist Economy

• Legacies of the Centrally Planned Labour-Wage Structure in Reform Era

• Labour Reform in the Sequence of Overall Transition

• Investment in Human Capital

• Concluding Remarks

• References

The following sections are included:

• Transport, Economic Development and Growth

• The Transport Sector: An Assessment

• Reform and Potential Bottlenecks: An Evaluation

• Strategies and Solutions

• Conclusion

• References

• Appendix 18.1

• Appendix 18.2

The following sections are included:

• Real Property and Real Estate Market

• Demand and Supply in Real Estate Market

• Planning of Land Use

• Land Policy and Property Taxes

• Concluding Remarks

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• FDI Inflows and Patterns

• Role and Impact of FDI

• Foreign Investment Policies and Incentives

• Joint Ventures

• Conclusion and Policy Implications

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Economic Role of Free Trade Zone

• Employment Effect of Free Trade Zones

• From Free Trade Zone to Science & Technology Park

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Overview of Trade Regimes in FCPEs

• Country Experiences

• Trade Liberalisation: General and Specific Issues

• The Design of Trade Liberalisation Programme

• Trade Liberalisation in Vietnam

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Background to the Development of Outward Economy

• Policy in Action

• Controversy in the SEZs Policy

• Conclusion

• References

• Appendix I

• Appendix II

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Political Economy of Development

• The Human Dimension of Economic Development

• Savings and Investment

• Agriculture and Industrial Development

• Industrial Development and Economic Openness

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Economic Performance of ASEAN Countries: 1987-1992

• Lessons to Learn

• Summary and Conclusions

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Process of Regional Integration and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate

• The Future of AFTA

• Policy Implications for a Formerly Centrally-planned Economy in Transition: The Case of Viet Nam

• Summary and Policy Implications for Asean Countries and Viet Nam

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Functional cooperation

• Economic Cooperation

• Prospects for Economic Integration

• Conclusion

• References