Title:
THE ECONOMY OF SOUTH VIETNAM IN THE PRISM OF BÁCH KHOA JOURNAL (1957-1975)

Authors:
Tran Van Dai Loi

Abstract:
The economic issues of South Vietnam have been mentioned in research works both before and after the Vietnam War ended in 1975. However, economic studies based on press sources are still an issue that has not received due attention. The Bách Khoa Journal has opted to be a case study in this writing not only because of its advantage in terms of the time of existence for nearly 20 years (1957-1975), almost coinciding with the existence of the Republic of Vietnam government (1955-1975) but also because of the richness in the content as well as the way of approaching when referring to the economic issues of South Vietnam. This article not only synthesizes and analyzes the main economic issues reflected in the Bách Khoa Journal to better understand the economy of South Vietnam through the the perspective of contemporaries, but based on this source of information, we also have an additional basis to verify the studies on the economy of South Vietnam in the period 1957-1975.

Keywords:
South Vietnam, Economy, Bách Khoa Journal

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2025.8107

Date of Publication: 24-01-2025