INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Analysis Paper
Vietnam and its Path to Democracy




















International Politics Analysis Paper
July 07, 2008

Vietnam and its Path to Democracy


"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Samuel Adams
At the end of 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist as a communist country, but today, five countries still retain this ideology, one of which is Vietnam. Vietnam has endured Chinese rule, colonialism by the French, Japanese occupation, and two major wars. With the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1975, Vietnam emerged with Ho Chi Minh’s guiding principles of Marxist-Leninism under the political auspices of the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP). During the 1980s, the VCP realized that economic reform was paramount in order to survive in the international arena. Since then, the VCP has liberalized their economy and sustained growth......

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Title: Vietnam And Its Path To Democracy
Approximate Word Count: 1454
Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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