Vietnam: 30 Years Later--Vietnamese Economy Booming After U.S..... Ron Harris.
by Harris, Ron; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 12Global Issues. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Commercial treaties | Embargo | Investments -- Foreign | Shoe industry | -- Economic relations -- Vietnam | U.S. -- Economic conditions | VietnamDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Last year [2004], Americans bought 50 million pairs of shoes from Vietnam, a country that 30 years ago was the nation's mortal enemy. Some people here call it communist capitalism. Others describe it as capitalist communism. And even others call it a socialist market economy. Whatever its name, it is the engine that has rescued this country from a failing economic system mired in unproductive state-run businesses and opened its doors to burgeoning trade that has dramatically improved the lives of its people." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author examines the burgeoning Vietnamese economy, noting that "thirty years after the fall of Saigon, Americans are back--this time, as investors instead of combatants."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Vietnam: 30 Years Later--Vietnamese Economy Booming After U.S...., April 27, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Last year [2004], Americans bought 50 million pairs of shoes from Vietnam, a country that 30 years ago was the nation's mortal enemy. Some people here call it communist capitalism. Others describe it as capitalist communism. And even others call it a socialist market economy. Whatever its name, it is the engine that has rescued this country from a failing economic system mired in unproductive state-run businesses and opened its doors to burgeoning trade that has dramatically improved the lives of its people." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author examines the burgeoning Vietnamese economy, noting that "thirty years after the fall of Saigon, Americans are back--this time, as investors instead of combatants."
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