The Communist Vietnam: Internal contradictions and the path to progress

... party discussions have led to a greater decentralization of power especially to province level. But society at large has not been drawn in. The VCP still monopolizes power but the focus has shifted from the center to the local levels. Is the pace of reforms changing in Vietnam? To what extent do you expect the Party to go in liberalizing the economy? If one steps back and takes a forty year view, internal party debate and discussion has served to push Vietnam in the direction of economic and political reform. The decision ...