Market reform in Vietnam : building institutions for development / [edited by] Jennie I. Litvack, Dennis A. Rondinelli.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Economic Reform, Social Progress, and Institutional Development: A Framework for Assessing Vietnam's Transition / Dennis A. Rondinelli and Jennie I. Litvack -- 2. The Transformation of Vietnam's Economy: Sustaining Growth in the 21st Century / David Dollar -- 3. The Dilemmas of Change: Revitalizing Social Services in a Period of Transition / Jennie I. Litvack -- 4. Decentralization, Disparities, and Innovation in Vietnam's Health Sector / Scott Fritzen -- 5. Improving Education in a Transforming Country / Peter R. Moock -- 6. Protecting the Poor in an Emerging Market Economy / Dominique van de Walle -- 7. Restructuring the Administration of Service Delivery in Vietnam: Decentralization as Institution Building / William Ascher and Dennis A. Rondinelli -- 8. The Changing Requirements of Fiscal Relations: Fiscal Decentralization in a Unified State / M. Govinda Rao, Richard M. Bird and Jennie I. Litvack --

9. Creating an Institutional Foundation for Economic Transformation and Social Change / Jennie I. Litvack and Dennis A. Rondinelli.

The editors and their contributors address issues of institutional development as the key to continuing Vietnam's successful transition to a market economy and to improve the welfare of its people. Among this book's themes are the need to clearly define the complementary roles of the public and private sectors, and the need to strengthen the government's capacity to perform its unique functions effectively.

Economic policies that provide the incentives for investment and production are a necessary, but not sufficient, component of the development process. This volume clearly shows that what is going on in Vietnam is relevant to most developing countries, and that these processes are of crucial concern to international businesspeople.