Whither Vietnam? A Q&A with Professor T.J. Pempel

By Caleb Groen

June 21, 2019

In light of Donald Trump’s recent Hanoi summit with Kim Jong Un, Caleb Groen asks Professor T.J. Pempel how the Vietnamese communist party liberalized the economy while retaining its hold on power.

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