2016/03/03 by Richard Feinberg · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Economic Zones and Regional Development #China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance #Vietnamese History and Culture Studies #Vietnamese #Negotiation #Political science #Normalization (sociology) #Politics #Immigration #Political process #Political economy #Law #Sociology #Social science
paper · doi:10.1080/10758216.2015.1083377
openalex publication_date 2016/03/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
As part of the mid-1990s normalization process, Vietnam and the United States negotiated a bilateral accord settling the outstanding property claims of U.S. citizens and corporations; Vietnam acceded to U.S. demands to fully compensate for expropriated properties owned by U.S. citizens in the pre-1975 years. In contrast, Vietnam granted no such concessions to Vietnamese immigrants, including Vietnamese-Americans. This article finds that the main drivers behind these divergent outcomes are: international legal norms and customs; domestic political considerations in both countries; and the broader negotiating objectives of the two governments.