Nearly 50 years on, more heads may be ready to roll. But the war on bribery will not be easy, not with graft-busters themselves apparently on the take. Cam apparently does not have the same job, but small wonder that Vietnamese are losing some measure of faith in leaders who have long expounded socialist rectitude. Stop and Start Vietnam's economic reforms are yielding mixed results. Decollectivization of agriculture has helped turn the country from rice importer into a net exporter.
Excessive inflation is curbed.
The currency is stable. The leadership is divided over the pace of the reforms. Privatization of state enterprises is moving slowly. Little is being done to encourage private-sector entrepreneurs. Corruption is growing.