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The article assesses political reform in Vietnam within the context of unique traditional Vietnamese governance and current social, economic and political developments. Extant documents, to which most scholars do not have access, and trends were examined. The conclusion is that the reform process is gaining momentum and will continue to move forward, both economically and polit ically, irrespective of the Vietnamese government's rhetoric; and the political reform and resultant socio-economic changes will enhance emerging democratic principles and Vietnam's ambitions for Asian Tiger status.
Shultz et al. (Wed,) studied this question.