Market and socialism in the light of the experiences of China and Vietnam

In association with the International Economic Association.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Socialism and the market: conceptual clarification / Janos Kornai -- "Market socialism" and Chinese economic reform / Jinglian Wu -- China's encounter with market socialism: approaching managed capitalism by indirect means / Louis Putterman -- Is state ownership consistent with a market economy? the Chinese experience / Weiying Zhang -- Market socialism or capitalism? evidence from Chinese financial market development / Julan Du and Chenggang Xu -- China's path-dependent transition: culture mediating between market and socialism / Carsten Herrmann-Pillath -- Market economy, hierarchy and single-party rule / Barry Naughton -- Market economy with socialistic orientation: the evolution in Vietnam / Le Dang Doanh -- Economic reforms in Vietnam: what lessons can be learnt? / Vo Tri Thahn -- Vietnam's road to international economic integration with a socialist orientation: are WTO accession and market socialism compatible? / Stephen Parker -- Market socialism in China and Vietnam: why has it worked, so far? / David Daokui Li and Yijiang Wang.