| As a historical inevitability, Modernization is a unavoidable process for any backward country. But each country's modernization development should be according to her historical conditions, cultural traditions and social systems, while absorption the positive factors of other nations, thus formed the characteristic development model of its own. As a developing country, Vietnam's modernization are full of hardships and setbacks from the start, development, exploration and model transformation. Vietnam became a French colony in 1858, thereafter being involved in the world modernization tide.After obtained the national independence under the leadership of communist party of Indochina in 1945, Vietnam began to explor the road of modernization, but for various reasons until 1986,When Vietnam implement the opening and reform policies did its modernization step on the right path. Research on Vietnam Modernization is of great theoretical and practical significance, it will help us understand the modernization issue and strategy of catching up of developing countries, summarize the general rules of the developing countries exploring modernization. Vietnam case study will help to enrich the developing paradigm of modernization theory and practice. Its also can be reference to some backward countries to explore a successful road. This paper uses the method and theories of historical, scientific socialism, the Chinese and Western modernization conducting a research on characteristics of the modernization history process, achievement, problems and lessons in Vietnam since 1945, and the level, pattern and direction of modernization were also studied.This paper is consisted of introduction, ten chapters and conclusion.The Introduction discussed definition of some concepts, research significance, research review, research priorities, difficulty and innovation, research methods and thesis structure arrangements.The first chapter discusses the historical background of Modernization in Vietnam (1858-1945 years). International context is from the late 18th century to early 20th century, the process of modernization of the world from the British industrial revolution made many countries became colonies belongs to Western Europe.The domestic background is French invasion and colonial rule caused great impact on Vietnam's traditional society, make it differentiation and reorganization, and made a fundamental direction change of the feudal dynasty, Vietnamese were forced into the capitalist world system.The second chapter discusses the process of modernization under the influence of two social systems in Vietnam (1945-1975). This chapter discusses the separated country's modernization, the socialist system in the North and the capitalist system in the South after the Second World War.The third chapter discussed serious setbacks of socialist modernization of Vietnam after the reunification.(1975-1986). Vietnam establish a unified Socialist Republic in 1976, ended the national division and political decline and social unrest in the South, set up a strong social mobilization and integration modern centralized state power, providing the system guarantee of modern Development.The fourth chapter discusses the modernization process from the opening policy to Southeast Asia financial crisis(1986-1996). The sixth Communist Party of Vietnam was held in December 1986, which determine a comprehensive line of innovation. The party become the symbol of Entering a new period of modernization development in Vietnam.Chapter five discusses Vietnam's adjustment of modernization strategy after the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe disintegration and the influence of Southeast Asian financial crisis (1997-2001). proposed the plan to basically achieve the goal of socialist industrialization and modernization in 2020 Chapter six research Vietnam's second rapid modernization development stage(2001-2006). April 2001, The ninth CPV congress was held and specified the seven's CPV congress's" building program".Under the guidance of the 9th CPV congress's lines, Viet Nam speed up the modernization into the second period. However, large number development problems also appeared.Chapter seven discusses the modernization process between the tenth to eleventh CPV congress, and analyzes the future direction and trends of the modernization (2006-2011).The eleventh CPV congress make a clear direction for future modernization.Chapter eight analysis the achievement, Experience, lessons learned of the process of modernization in Vietnam since 1945.Research the each stage's reasons for success and setbacks from the aspect of political system, economic, social, diplomatic, cultural and military, and natural resources, geography etc.Chapter nine describe the evaluation level of modernization process in Vietnam. The paper use Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluation index system evaluate the Vietnam's economic, social, ecological, cultural and international modernization level quantitatively. Due to the complexity of politic, and there is no relevant quantitative evaluation system, therefore, I take a qualitative evaluation.Chapter ten summarized the modernization model of Vietnam. There gradually formed a number of some typical development model in the world during modernization process. This chapter analysis Vietnamese modernization model including economic, political, social and cultural aspects.The last part of the paper is conclusion. Summarize the contents of above chapters systematically and distillation and refining and viewpoints. |