Globalization and Third-World Socialism: Cuba and Vietnam

by C. Brundenius (Editor), J. Weeks (Editor)

Overview

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it appeared that the only option for developing countries was integration into the world economy. Written by a group of international experts, this book investigates the strategies deployed by Cuba and Vietnam to consider whether 'socialism', in some form, offers a viable development alternative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333800430
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/29/2001
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

RIKKE FABIENKE Consultant, T&B Consult, Copenhagen MIGUEL ALEJANDRO FIGUERAS Advisor to Minister of Tourism ANTONIO ROMERO GÓMEZ Director, Centre for Research on the International Economy, Havana, Cuba PEDRO MONREAL GONZALES Senior Researcher, Centre for Research on the International Economy and Professor of Economics, University of Havana GEORGE IRVIN Associate Professor, Institute for Social Studies, the Hague, Netherlands ARI KOKKO Professor of International Business, Abo Akademi University, Abo, Finland RAYMOND MALLON Advisor, Central Institute for Economic Management, Hanoi, Vietnam ADAM MC CARTY Economic Consultant based in Hanoi RICHARD NEWFARMER Lead Specialist, Chief Economist's Office, East Asia Region, World Bank MONA ROSENDAHL Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology, Skholm University, Sweden STEIN TØNNESSON Professor of Human Development Studies, Centre of Development and Environment, University of Oslo, Norway ANGIE NGOC TRAN Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioural Sciences Centre, California State University, Monterey Bay

Table of Contents

List of Tables PART I: OVERVIEW Introduction; C. Brundenius & J.Weeks A Tale of Two Transitions: Cuba and Vietnam; J.Weeks Adapting to Globalization: Lessons from China; R.Newfarmer & D.M.Lui PART II: THE CASE OF CUBA Globalization, Restructuring and International Reinsertion; A.Romero Globalization, The MAI, and Nationalization in Cuba; M.Figueras Household Economy and Morality during the Special Period; M.Rosendahl Labour Markets and Income Distribution during Crisis and Reform; R.Fabienke The Future of the Cuban Model: A Longer View; C.Brundenius & P.Monreal PART III: THE CASE OF VIETNAM Systemic Change and Economic Reforms; R.Mallon & G.Irvin Vietnam in the Asian Crisis; S.Tønnesson Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Challenge of Continuous Change; A.Kokko Global Sub-contracting and the Gender Division of Labour; A.N.Tran The Social Impact of the Reform Process; A.McCarty PART IV: ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES; C.Brundenius & J.Weeks Index

Editorial Reviews

In revisions of presentations to a workshop in Copenhagen in June 1998, professionals in development, some actually from the two countries profiled, examine how Cuba and Vietnam have responded to the collapse of the Soviet bloc by opening up their economies, facilitating foreign investment, and introducing economic reforms. Both countries retain a commitment to social development, having for example high literacy rates, though Cuba is far ahead in providing health services to the population and in markers of development generally. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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