Book Description

The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2001) is the third constitution adopted by the Vietnamese government since the political reunification of the country in 1976. In light of Doi Moi (market reforms adopted by Vietnam) beginning in 1986 and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, Vietnam adopted a new Constitution in April 1992. The 1992 Constitution adopted a "socialist oriented market economy," allowed the development of private economic sectors, but largely retained the previous Leninist constitutional structure. The 2001 Constitution was the amended version of this second constitution passed in 1992.