The Communist Party of Vietnam was founded on February 3, 1930 at the dawn of struggle for national liberation.
Oct. 11, 7:00PM
Socialism & Market Economy: Achievements and Challenges of Vietnam's Revolution
A discussion With Merle E. Ratner and Ngo Thanh Nhan
The Brecht Forum
451 West St. (Bt Bank & Bethune)
(212) 242- 4201
www.brechtforum.org
(1,2,3 A,C,E to 14th st.; 14A and 14D buses to Abingdon Square/12th Street; 8th St Crosstown bus to Christopher St.; L to 8th Ave @14th st.; F,V to 14th St. B,D,Q to W. 4th)
2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the victory of the Vietnamese people against U.S. imperialism. The Vietnamese revolution has embarked on a bold attempt to develop socialism while building up their economy using a multi-sector market economy.
Drawing on recent visits to Vietnam, Merle and Nhan will examine the current state of the Vietnamese revolution. How is Vietnam combining socialism and market economics? What are the gains and contradictions inherent in such a synthesis? In one of the world's poorest countries, how is Vietnam doing in eliminating poverty? What is Vietnam's approach to grass roots democracy? How is Vietnam dealing with the perils of global capital?
Merle Ratner is the Co-Chair of the Brecht Forum. She recently returned from a three-month visit to Vietnam as the guest of the Ho Chi Minh Political Academy.
Ngo Thanh Nhan is a Brecht Forum Board member who frequently travels to Vietnam and is a specialist in the traditional Vietnamese character scripts.
Merle and Nhan are Co-Coordinators of the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign
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