Vietnam

<p>Winning the Vietnam War proved easier than winning the peace. Since 1975 the reunited country has faced the problem of how a poorer planned economy in which state ownership and control could successfully absorb a more advanced capitalist economy. In addition the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War heralded a new age in Vietnam’s internal and external relations. </p><p><em>Vietnam </em>traces developments since the end of the Vietnam War including recent economic reforms the politics of the Communist Party and the re-establishment of relations with the United States. It gives a comprehensive and informative overview of the current political and economic situation in Vietnam today.</p>