Recent scholarship argues that one solution to ensure longevity and economic growth in an
authoritarian regime is to co-opt potential opposition by offering them limited policy influence …

We study patronage politics in authoritarian Vietnam, using an exhaustive panel of ranking
officials from 2000 to 2010 to estimate their promotions' impact on infrastructure in their …

Firms in emerging economies exhibit dangerously low rates of compliance with government
regulations aimed at protecting society from the negative externalities of their operations …

In Vietnam's postreform era, the proliferation of profiteering opportunities have, in addition to
creating new forms of corruption, transmuted previously prevailing types of corrupt acts in …

Civil society has been in operation under one-party rule in Vietnam in the years since the
Doi Moi (renewal) in 1986. Despite the continued monopoly of political power by the …

A commonly proffered theory to explain the use of elections in authoritarian regimes is that
they help identify talented young leaders who can be groomed for leadership positions …

Political connections have been shown to lead to corruption, favouritism and the pursuit of
self-interests. They can therefore serve as an impediment to development and poverty …

This book addresses the issue of graduate employability (GE) within the changing context of
contemporary Vietnam. GE has become a highly topical and contested issue in Vietnam …

The paper explores contestations playing out in constitutional debates around the 1992
constitutional amendments with a focal point in the exercise of discursive power and …

Based on ethnographic research conducted over several years, Market Frictions examines
the tensions and frictions that emerge from the interaction of global market forces, urban …