Foreign Aid, War, and Economic Development: South Vietnam, 1955 1975

by Douglas C. Dacy

Book Overview

Foreign Aid, War, and Economic Development traces the economic history of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. During this period encompassing the Vietnam war, high-level officials paid relatively little attention to the economy of South Vietnam even though economic development was a necessary condition for the country's survival. A generous foreign aid program was designed to pay local troops and improve the standard of living of the population. Professor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521021316
• ISBN13: 9780521021319
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"