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Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over 85 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. After communist North Vietnam's victory over U.S.-backed South Vietnam in 1975, the United States and Vietnam had minimal relations until the mid-1990s. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1995, overlapping security and economic interests have led the two sides to begin to form a strategic partnership of sorts. This book discusses an overall understanding of Vietnam; analyzing aspects that play an important role in its development, with a focus on the economic, political and social fields. (Imprint: Nova)

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Table of Contents:
Preface pp. i-xi

U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2011: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
(Mark E. Manyin, CRS)pp. 1-32

U.S.-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 112th Congress
(Michael E. Martin, CRS)pp. 33-54

Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations
(Michael F. Martin, CRS)pp. 55-92

Vietnam Education Foundation: Recent Improvements Made in Internal Controls, but Weaknesses Persist pp. 93-122
(GAO)

Vietnam: Country Profile
(U.S. Department of State)pp. 123-136

Evolution of Inequality in Vietnam: Intertemporal Changes from 1990s to 2000s
(Tadashi Kikuchi, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Japan)* pp. 137-162

Social Work in Vietnam: Historical Development and Current Trends
(Nguyen Thi Thai Lan, University of Labour and Social Affairs, Vietnam)* pp. 163-182

Index pp. 183-196