01321nam a2200277Ia 4500 TVU_11068 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780195369397 eng 338.0409597 A613 Kim, Annette Miae Learning to be capitalists entrepreneurs in Vietnam's transition economy Annette Miae Kim New York Oxford University Press 2008 x, 212 p. ill. 25 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202) and index Based on years of fieldwork, this book provides a detailed account of the first generation of entrepreneurs in Vietnam in comparison to those in other transition countries. Focusing on the emergence of private land development firms in Ho Chi Minh City, the author shows how within seven years the private sector produced the majority of all new houses in the real estate market. This book demonstrates that capitalist entrepreneurialism was not the result of state initiative, properly incentivized policies, or individual personality traits Capitalism; Entrepreneurship; Vietnam Annette Miae Kim Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh