Developmentalism with Vietnamese Characteristics: The Persistence of State-led Development in East Asia

Beeson, Mark; Pham, Hung Hung

doi:10.1080/00472336.2012.706481

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“…There are distinctive features of the Chinese developmental experience, of course, but the prominent role played by the state in China is far from unprecedented in East Asia and persists in other notionally 'communist' states in the region. 92 There is, therefore, nothing that entirely distinguishes China from other states of the region-other than the sheer scale on which the development process has occurred-and nothing that one could point to as a decisively Chinese model of development. There is plenty that is distinctive and different, especially when compared to Anglo-American alternatives, but this does not of itself constitute a 'model' of, or template for, development in quite the same way that the Washington Consensus did.…”

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What consensus? Geopolitics and policy paradigms in China and the United States

Beeson

2015

International Affairs

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The Washington Consensus is not what it was. A model of development associated with the Untied States, it has been diminished both by apparent failures, widespread criticism and by the recent economic crisis that had its origins in the US. Anglo‐American capitalism has lost a good deal of its influence and attractiveness. As a consequence, alternative models of development have become more prominent, especially the so‐called Beijing Consensus. The authors argue that at one level this evolving policy discourse and debate reflects a long‐term structural change in the relative positions of China and the United States. However, it is far from clear that this transformation has gone far enough to underpin a significant ideational or policy challenge on China's part. On the contrary, the debate in China demonstrates that there is little appetite for, or expectation of, a major paradigm change in the near future.

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What consensus? Geopolitics and policy paradigms in China and the United States

Beeson

2015

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“…The economic success over the two decades after the market-based reforms in 1986 is arguably attributable to the developmental state model that Vietnam has been following in line with that of East Asian countries. While the developmental state itself is a loosely-defined concept denoting institutional, relational and ideational aspects of an activist and interventionist state in directing the course of devel opment (Stubbs, 2009: 5-6), some of these characteristics have been playing out in the case ofVietnam (Beeson and Pham, 2012). However, as demonstrated below, the inherent limitations of this model exposed in late 1990s, particularly after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, coupled with acute internal problems and contradictions in Vietnam's governance mode have taken the practices of state-led developmentalism far away from its original form.…”

Section: Accommodating Neoliberal Governmentality: the Developmental mentioning

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In Search of a Post-Socialist Mode of Governmentality

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2015

Asian J Soc Sci

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This paper examines the mode of governmentality applicable as an analytical framework in socialist states committed to market socialism. The successes of socialist states like China and Vietnam over the past few decades since their market-based reforms are attributable to this diversifying mode of governmentality and have challenged the binary dichotomy between socialism and neoliberalism. The party-states in China and Vietnam have begun to search for a post-socialist mode of governmentality, which resonates with the departure from neoliberalism towards post-neoliberalism in various capitalist countries. In Vietnam, there are signs of reconfiguration and restructuring of the party-states in such a highly complicated and fluid context to adapt themselves to a more sustainable governmentality. This results in the amorphous and ambivalent situation of a double movement of accommodating and resisting neoliberalism. That, in turn, reveals significant implications for a transformative potential for political change.

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“…How, then, do we conceptualise Vietnam's market economy in light of its ‘market socialism?’ There are competing assessments of the Party's influence on the economy. For Beeson and Pham (: 540), the gradual emergence of private enterprise in the past 25 years signals that ‘the Vietnamese government is overseeing economic development in creative and effective ways’. Others argue that the Party's reliance on ‘market socialism’ is a reflection of the Party being ‘controlled and influenced by many forces that pull it in different directions’ (Koh, : 534).…”

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“…Also called ‘market socialism’ by the Party, the reform era has been successful enough that some have called Vietnam one of Asia's new ‘Tiger cubs’ (Ratliff, ) alongside Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Academics have also praised this development, including Beeson and Pham, who recently stated, ‘From unpropitious beginnings, Vietnam is clearly doing something right’ (Beeson and Pham, : 540).…”

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Tour guides as tourist products in Dalat, Vietnam: Exploring market freedoms in a communist state

2015

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This paper investigates how tour guides position themselves in Vietnam's transition from a command economy to market socialism. The case study of the Dalat Easy Riders motorcycle guides demonstrates that tour guides take advantage of, personify and contribute to the economic, political and social transitions in the country. Relatedly, we argue that Vietnam's transition (known as d¯ô ? i mó'i) is a key component of the Easy Riders' promotional narratives. In sum, we analyse how tour guides become tourist products in a transitional society.

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Developmentalism with Vietnamese Characteristics: The Persistence of State-led Development in East Asia

Cited by 52 publications

References 39 publications

What consensus? Geopolitics and policy paradigms in China and the United States

What consensus? Geopolitics and policy paradigms in China and the United States

In Search of a Post-Socialist Mode of Governmentality

Tour guides as tourist products in Dalat, Vietnam: Exploring market freedoms in a communist state

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