Vietnam and the East Asian Crisis

Contents: Preface Part I: Vietnam and the Region 1. Crisis in Asia and Vietnam's Economic Policy Response 2. Needed: A Strategic Vision for Setting Reform Priorities in Vietnam Part II: The Asian Financial Crisis and Vietnam 3. Asia's Financial Crisis: Lessons and Implications for Vietnam 4. Current and Capital Account Liberalisation: Issues Facing Indonesia 5. Paradise Lost: The Pernicious Impact of Exchange Rate Policy on Indonesia's Banking System 6. Dollarisation and Financial Sector Developments in Vietnam 7. Borrower Transaction Costs and Segmented Markets: A Study of the Rural Credit Market in Vietnam Part III: East Asian Export-Oriented Industrialisation and Vietnam's Strategic Directions 8. Industrialisation in ASEAN: Some Analytical and Policy Lessons 9. Developing with Foreign Investment: What Can Vietnam Learn from Malaysia? 10. Experiences in the Region and Private Sector Incentives in Vietnam 11. Implications for Vietnam of Rural Industrialisation in China 12. Market Reform and Vietnamese Agriculture References Index Contributors: P.-C. Athukorala, N. Che, H. Hill, Y. Huang, T. Kompas, S. Leung, R. Mallon, R.H. McLoed, R. Moreno, Ngo, H.D., G. Pasadilla, E. Remolona, J. Riedel, H. Soesastro, Tran, T.D., N. Vousden.