'In Vietnam today, the past is the past. The emphasis in all conversations is on the present and a vision for the future: the drive for economic development, the problems of economic restructuring and the infrastructure itself, the need for foreign help, the determination to overcome any obstacle. The principal purpose of this book, therefore, is to examine the evidence that justifies Vietnam's optimism that it has a dynamic future just a few short years away in the new millennium, and see how realistic it is.
The prime target audience, of course, is the world of business and investment to enable those who may be interested to determine whether Vietnam is really where he or she should be. On the other hand, the structure also allows for consideration of broader socio-economic issues which will be of interest to the academic as well as the general reader who wishes to become better informed about one of the world's most economically dynamic regions.'
Geoffrey Murray