Present but not powerful: Neoliberalism, the state, and development in Vietnam

Globalizations

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-488

  Gainsborough, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Neoliberalism; Reform; State; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960317582     PISSN: 14747731     EISSN: 1474774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14747731003798435     Document Type: Article

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