Toward a market economy in Vietnam: economic reforms and development strategies for the twenty-first century / Bui Diem, William T. Alpert, and the Pacific Basin Research Institute associates -- Cultural issues in Vietnam's transition / Ton That Tien -- Recent economic history: a stalled expansion / William T. Alpert and Sol Sanders -- A profile of Vietnam's land and peop[le] / Manh Hung Le -- Prospects for fiscal reform in Vietnam / Tran Van Kiem -- Tax policy for Vietnam / Charles E. McLure Jr. -- Reforming Vietnam's legal institutions / Pham Duong Hien with Nguyen Cuong Hguyn -- Foreign investment and trade / William Sharpe -- Vietnam in the world of the 1990s / Bernard T. K. Joei -- Banking reform in Vietnam / Nguyen-Xuan Nghia -- Muddling through: U.S. policy options in a straitened Asia / Sol W. Sanders