Vietnam's economy has been fundamentally changed by the policy reforms implemented in the 1980s to provide an environment that is more conductive for economic growth and social stabilization. This book provides an insider's view of how the reforms took off and how they have been progressing, the nature of the reforms and what they have achieved, their impact on economic growth and development, the challenges they pose, and the prospects of Vietnam's development in the near future. It is based largely on Vietnamese sonrces of data and information,