VIETNAM - A Country Study

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• Vietnam
• Foreword
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• PREFACE
• Table A. Chronology of Important Events
• COUNTRY PROFILE
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • EARLY HISTORY
  • THE CHINESE MILLENNIUM
    • Chinese Cultural Impact
    • Political Resistance to the Chinese
  • NINE CENTURIES OF INDEPENDENCE
    • The Great Ly Dynasty and the Flowering of Buddhism
    • The Tran Dynasty and the Defeat of the Mongols
    • Renewed Chinese Influence
    • The Le Dynasty and Southward Expansion
    • Partition and the Advent of the Europeans
    • The Tay Son Rebellion
    • The Nguyen Dynasty and Expanding French Influence
  • UNDER FRENCH RULE
    • Colonial Administration
    • Phan Boi Chau and the Rise of Nationalism
    • Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement
    • The Nghe-Tinh Revolt
  • WORLD WAR II AND JAPANESE OCCUPATION
    • Establishment of the Viet Minh
    • The General Uprising and Independence
  • FIRST INDOCHINA WAR
    • Dien Bien Phu
    • The Aftermath of Geneva
  • SECOND INDOCHINA WAR
    • The Fall of Ngo Dinh Diem
    • Escalation of the War
    • The Tet Offensive
    • Peace Negotiations
    • The Final Campaign
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • POPULATION
  • ETHNIC GROUPS AND LANGUAGES
    • Vietnamese
    • Minorities
    • Hoa
  • THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
    • Traditional Patterns
    • Society in the 1954-75 Period
      • North Vietnam
      • South Vietnam
    • Vietnam after 1975
  • THE FAMILY
    • Background
    • The Family since 1954
  • RELIGION
    • Buddhism
    • Catholicism
    • Other Faiths
  • EDUCATION
  • PUBLIC HEALTH
  • LIVING CONDITIONS
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • ECONOMIC SETTING
    • Demography
    • Labor
    • Natural Resources
  • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • ECONOMIC ROLES OF THE PARTY AND THE GOVERNMENT
    • The Second Five-Year Plan (1976-80)
    • The Third Five Year Plan (1981-85)
    • The Fourth Five-Year Plan (1986-90)
  • AGRICULTURE
  • INDUSTRY
  • INTERNAL COMMERCE
  • FOREIGN TRADE AND AID
    • Foreign Currency Management
    • Decentralization of Trade
    • Direction and Composition of Trade
    • Foreign Investment Policy
    • Major Trading Partners
      • Japan
      • Hong Kong
      • Singapore
      • Soviet Union
    • External Debt
    • Foreign Economic Assistance
    • Overseas Remittances
  • FINANCE
    • Budget
    • Money Supply
    • Inflation
    • Prices and Wages
    • Banking
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST PARTY
  • PARTY ORGANIZATION
    • The Party Congress and the Central Committee
    • Other Party Organizations
    • Front Organizations
  • POLITICAL DYNAMICS
  • POLITICAL CULTURE
  • THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
    • Constitutional Evolution
    • Government Structure
      • The National Assembly
      • The Council of State
      • The Council of Ministers
      • People's Courts and People's Organs of Control
      • Local Government
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
    • Laos and Cambodia
    • China
    • The Soviet Union
    • Eastern Europe
    • The United States
  • ASEAN
    • Thailand
    • Other Noncommunist Nations
    • International Organizations
  • THE MEDIA
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY
    • The Tradition of Militancy
    • Strategic Thinking
    • Security Concerns
  • THE ARMED FORCES
    • History
      • Postwar Development
      • Conflict with Cambodia
      • Conflict with China
    • The Legal-Constitutional Basis of the Military
    • The Military's Place in Society
    • Party Control in the Military
      • Divisive Issues
      • The Model Soldier
      • Mechanisms of Control
    • Organization
    • Leadership
    • Administration
    • Foreign Military Relations
  • INTERNAL SECURITY
    • Problems
    • Development of the Internal Security System
    • The Police
    • Public Security
    • Law Enforcement
    • Social Control
      • Population Relocation
      • Re-education Camps
      • Surveillance
• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Tables
  • Appendix B. Party Leaders in the 1980s
• Bibliography
• Glossary