Vietnam – Politics and Economics

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world to varying degrees. Moreover, different regions of the world have tried to combat the disease in a variety of ways. Since the beginning of the pandemic in Wuhan, China, the world has been looking in particular at South and Southeast Asia, where great successes were initially achieved in 2020. In 2021, however, the situation there has dramatically worsened. The book seeks explanations for this and tries to show how the different successes in combating the pandemic have affected international relations and the internal stability of the affected countries.

The countries of South, Southeast and East Asia are looking for new forms of cooperation with each other: politically, culturally, economically and in terms of energy policy. They have undergone enormous change, especially in the last 30 years, and are now in the process of replacing North America and Western Europe as global leadership regions. Along the way, they are repositioning themselves and have so far refused to be included in a renewed division of the world into power blocs. In contrast, they are striving to place cooperation on a new, multilateral basis. This volume illustrates this development by focusing on Vietnam, but while also examining other countries in the fascinating region from India to Indonesia and Japan.

In the Global South, especially in countries like Vietnam, enormous economic growth has taken place over the last 40 years, and society has changed extensively. Today, there is an intense, multifaceted debate about this and about further social and human development: It is based on traditional Western and Eastern schools of thought and their reassessment as well as on the UN's 17 SDGs or on experiences with concrete policies for the economy, society and the environment. This book documents this debate focusing on the international dimension, social and human development as well as on corresponding case studies, and particularly in relation to the diverse traditions of the country.
With contributions by
Do Hoang Anh | Ha Thi Bac | Detlef Briesen | Nguyen Thị Kim Chi | Nguyen Ngoc Diep | Nguyen Hoang Duc | Jean-François Dupeyron | Pham Hoang Giang | Pham Thanh Ha | Luong Dinh Hai | Nguyen Vu Hao | Truong Thi Quynh Hoa | Nguyen Quynh Huong | Nguyen Thanh Huong | Do Thi Thanh Huyen | Lai Quoc Khanh | Dang Thi Lan | Nguyen Thi Lien | Nguyen Thi Chau Loan | Winfried Löffler | Phan Thanh Nham | Nguyen Thi Nhu | Nguyen Viet Phuong | Nguyen Minh Quang | Ly Luong Son | Mai Thi Thanh | Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh | Le Thi Trang | Nguyen Anh Tuan | Nguyen Thi Thuy Van | Le Thi Vinh