Since the doi moi reforms in 1986, Vietnam has experienced a dramatic socioeconomic transformation, Lim examines the role of the state and its interaction with market forces in bringing this change about.

Guanie Lim is Research Fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration,

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His main research interests

are comparative political economy, value chain analysis, and the Belt and Road

Initiative in Southeast Asia. Guanie is also interested in broader development

issues within Asia, especially those of China, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

In the coming years, he will be conducting comparative research on how and

why China's capital exports are reshaping development in two key developing

regions - Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

1.Introduction 2.Background Information 3.Theoretical Survey 4.Progress amidst Confusion: The Vietnamese Motorcycle Industry 5.Control under Dirigisme: The Vietnamese Banking Industry 6.Comparison and Analysis 7.Conclusion