ocr: Vietnam is a single-party communist state. Main Political Issues Economic reform Vietnam is attemptung to make the transition from a centrally plannedto a market economy without the political liberalization that has characterized the transition in Eastern Europe. Resisting political reform The tounders of the Communist Party have transferred power to the younger generation, who formed the vanguard in the wars against the French and Americans in the 1950s-1970s. They are unwilling to give up the power won by force of arms by democratizing the political process. Profile Politically, Vietnam stil ...
