Comradely comparisons: China, Vietnam and the limits of learning

Beeson, M; Duong, H; Taylor, J

Comradely comparisons: China, Vietnam and the limits of learning

Beeson, M

Duong, H Taylor, J

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Publisher:: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of International Relations and Development, 2021, 24, (3), pp. 753-780
Issue Date:: 2021-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Beeson, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-262X
dc.contributor.author	Duong, H
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-12T00:39:01Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-12T00:39:01Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of International Relations and Development, 2021, 24, (3), pp. 753-780
dc.identifier.issn	1408-6980
dc.identifier.issn	1581-1980
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/157255
dc.description.abstract	China’s unprecedented economic rise has generated great interest, not least because it seems to have occurred by studiously ignoring the ‘lessons’ of the Western experience and the advice of hitherto influential external agencies. On the contrary, the ‘China model’ owes more to an East Asian developmental model in which the state has played a large role. As a consequence, we argue that China is proving to be a more attractive role model for other rising economies such as Vietnam, which is also a notionally ‘communist’ state. This paper considers the Chinese experience and its possible implications for Vietnam. The key questions in this context are how China managed its integration with the global capitalist economy and whether other states such as Vietnam will also be able to manage their development according to distinctive national priorities, rather than the sort of international ‘best practice’ that has been urged upon its leaders by external actors. We argue that not only is Vietnam learning from China, but much of the Eurocentric literature in this area overlooks the importance of contingency and path dependence.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of International Relations and Development
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1057/s41268-021-00211-5
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dc.subject	1606 Political Science
dc.subject.classification	International Relations
dc.title	Comradely comparisons: China, Vietnam and the limits of learning
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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Abstract:

China’s unprecedented economic rise has generated great interest, not least because it seems to have occurred by studiously ignoring the ‘lessons’ of the Western experience and the advice of hitherto influential external agencies. On the contrary, the ‘China model’ owes more to an East Asian developmental model in which the state has played a large role. As a consequence, we argue that China is proving to be a more attractive role model for other rising economies such as Vietnam, which is also a notionally ‘communist’ state. This paper considers the Chinese experience and its possible implications for Vietnam. The key questions in this context are how China managed its integration with the global capitalist economy and whether other states such as Vietnam will also be able to manage their development according to distinctive national priorities, rather than the sort of international ‘best practice’ that has been urged upon its leaders by external actors. We argue that not only is Vietnam learning from China, but much of the Eurocentric literature in this area overlooks the importance of contingency and path dependence.

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