Development In Vietnam

MANOR surroundings. " EMPTINESS" is the one word that sums up this community or there lack of. This parking lot says a lot about this community. 1. There is a displacement of walking and public space into parking homes for cars. 2. The community across from the manor at this view consists of people living in shacks and among rubbles. For the Manor? Or Against the Manor?
















VASTNESS. The main towers of the Manor creates a feeling of inferiority among humans while they look up. These skyscrappers are giants, friends with the clouds. How Does this make me feel? This definately changes the cultural surroundings of the place when compared to the older buildings that were lower and identify with the Vietnamese people. When questioning the secruity guards, these "homes" seem to be occupied by foreigners, Korean, Middle Easterns, Americans, Chinese, and very few Vietnamese people. Of course with $ 2000 a month rates, the higher and upper classes live here. And to add to their convenience, " The Garden" the most empty shopping space I have ever seen is no more than 5 minutes walk.














The market of the Vietnamese.

MY OPINION on Development

I acknowledge that development has its consequences. I also understand that development tends to extend western influences to a country whose identity, values, customs, and culture might not correlate. I understand the negative consequences on the environment and people’s traditional spaces. I have learned that there are more than the economic measures to identify the progression of a country. Based on the knowledge that I have acquired to this point, I relentlessly believe that development does in fact, lead to some sort of progression.
Development occurs through globalization. Vietnam’s government has reduced social programs in attempt to cut taxes to attract foreign investors. People’s health and other parts of the infrastructure have suffered as a consequence. Some people may think it creates a great disparity between incomes, widen the equality gap, and eliminate the Vietnamese identity. However, they did achieve what they set out to do at this present time. I am not saying that attempting to stabilize an economy on exports alone is a good future goal. In fact, diminishing returns is already occurring. The rate of growth in Vietnam has started to decline. Never the less, I believe that bringing Vietnam into the international market scene has led to a series of step that will eventually lead to development. Pollution and other sacrifices may never fully recover. However, the Vietnamese youth are learning in schools what they have never before learned. Market economy has allowed for private enterprises to compete. Furthermore, the Vietnamese economy will eventually attract investors and become stronger. Eventually, that will lead to a transition from export economy to a service economy. The Vietnamese people must first build a foundation financially stable enough to support the investment in human capital. The Vietnamese government works with developers to create the super cities that may benefit only the richest Vietnamese and foreigners. In return, they receive tax return, additional job opportunities for management and construction, and more foreign investor interest.
In the long term, I believe that all the mentioned element will increase the Vietnamese government budget and therefore, will increase the opportunities of social benefits that will ultimately reach the lower income people. Is it too radical to believe that Vietnam is in fact, is headed towards the development that Shanghai and other South East Asia countries have reached some time ago? But as I acknowledge some time ago, there is extensive research I have yet to do and many academic papers to read, people to talk to. Let’s see how my opinion changes over the course of these four months. Then, I question, if in fact, the advancement of this society benefits the very few people of the world and had abandoned the lower income people. Where do they go? And if that is the case. Development may be the lesser of two evils- because what is the other option…leave Vietnam for ALL POVERTY?