Controversies Over Monuments Commemorating Hồ Chí Minh In Vietnam – Analysis

By Olga Dror*

*INTRODUCTION*

After decades of war and disastrous economic policies, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) shifted toward a market economy with a reform policy known as đổi mới (renovation), which began taking effect from 1990. At that time, the country was ranked among the poorest in the...