The relation between developmental state and civil society- experiences from some east asia nations and lessons for Vietnam

• Main Author: Dau, Cong Hiep
• Other Authors: Hội thảo khoa học quốc tế Luật học trước biến đổi của thời đại (International Conference Law in a Chaning World) : Hanoi, 20 th August 2019. Tập 2
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội 2020
• Subjects: Civil Society; Developmental state
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/94778
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Through the experience of some East Asia nations, it could be recognized that in the time of developmental state, the relation between the government and civil society is not really harmonized and sometimes grievous. The developmental state is the telling example of the neglecting of the social demands to prioritize the economic development while the civil society organizations are the complements for resolving the social problems. The conflict between civil society organizations and developmental state is expressed in different levels at nations. Vietnam has not officially followed the developmental state model but it is a learnable subject in Vietnam. Through the experiences of the East Asia nations which have many similar with Vietnam, the important lesson for Vietnam is that it needs to harmonize the relation between the state and civil society and balance the demand of economic development and ensure democracy.