Bui Tat Thang, Vice Director of the Institute of Development Strategy, Ministry of Planning and Investment, shared the thought with the scientists attending the seminar entitled 'Determine the relationship between economic and political reform' that it was the first time he had attended an open talk on political reform after many years of research.
The seminar was held recently by Tap Chi Cong San (Communist Party of Vietnam Magazine) and attended by many scientists from large academies and institutes of strategic study. They shared the opinion that after more than 20 years of reform, political institutions have not developed in step with economic institutions. The pressing requirement is that economic reform must go along with political reform, and it cannot be avoided due to 'sensitivity.'
Associate professor Vu Van Phuc, editor in chief of Tap Chi Cong San, pointed out that economic and political institutions can obstruct and interfere with each other in the absence of well-balanced, coordinated, and thorough reform.
Cannot Be Avoided
Major General Le Van Cuong, former director of the Security and Science Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, analyzed that inertia, weakness, and deterioration of some officials in the political system has impeded socio-economic development. Therefore strong political reform is to contribute to strengthen the leadership role of the Party.
Thang related the story of reform in China, and observed that it represents a good lesson for Vietnam. He quoted Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao that the achievements of economic reforms will disappear in the absence of political reform.
Former Vice Director of the Academy of Journalism and Communication Duong Xuan Ngoc shared his view that while economic reform has been studied at length, the issue of political reform has rarely been mentioned and is often avoided, while they have a dialectic and symbiotic relationship. According to Ngoc, only by building stable institutions on the basis of the law-governed state can we minimize the influence of some individuals on the general interest.
The scientists also used many analogies in their discussion about the discrepancy in speed between economic and political reform, and agreed that political reform should not be avoided. Everything should be discussed in public. Phuc, editor of the Tap Chi Cong San, said that to define the relationship between economics and politics is to understand and resolve it properly, rather than rely on extreme and one-side views.
Reform From Top Down
Like economic reform, the steps to political reform need to follow a road map and make the right choices. According to Gen Cuong, the first obstacle to overcome is deterioration and weakness of some officials, Party members, and particularly high-ranking officials.
Beyond that, it is to realize the principles in the regulations and resolutions of the Party, which are to develop the people's ownership, and to carry out supervision mechanisms within the Party and the people's supervision of the activities of the Party. 'Power without supervision will deteriorate. That is certain' he said.
The third important point is to carry out social supervision and criticism of all the policies, guidelines, and socioeconomic development plans of public authorities.
Gen Cuong said that the supervisory systems of the Party and the State are performing inefficiently not because of the weakness of the supervision agencies, but rather due to their inappropriate structure and organization.
Duong Phu Hiep, former general secretary of the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam, said that the focus should be on officials, since 'this is the face of the Party.' In addition, the political system should meet the demands of the market, and be dynamic and trim. At present, the state apparatus is still cumbersome and intervenes too much in the economy, and operational shortcomings in the administration have not been overcome.
It is important, according to Hiep, for the Party to continue to reform from within, and not to try to do the work that should be done by others.
Requirements of Present Situation
Ngoc affirmed that political reform must start from the top. The Eighth National Party Congress placed 'stability' as the premise, but continuing to focus on the target of stability reflects an attitude of hesitation and fear of reform. It does not meet the requirements of the present situation.
Only political and economic reform can be the premise for development. The reform must start from the high ranks, in the Party and in the society. Although the participants had different points of view on the range of political reform, they all agreed that it is necessary to conduct wider discussions on this subject, and that economic and political reform must be carried out at the same time to achieve a comprehensive reform.
The seminar was held recently by Tap Chi Cong San (Communist Party of Vietnam Magazine) and attended by many scientists from large academies and institutes of strategic study. They shared the opinion that after more than 20 years of reform, political institutions have not developed in step with economic institutions. The pressing requirement is that economic reform must go along with political reform, and it cannot be avoided due to 'sensitivity.'
Associate professor Vu Van Phuc, editor in chief of Tap Chi Cong San, pointed out that economic and political institutions can obstruct and interfere with each other in the absence of well-balanced, coordinated, and thorough reform.
Cannot Be Avoided
Major General Le Van Cuong, former director of the Security and Science Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, analyzed that inertia, weakness, and deterioration of some officials in the political system has impeded socio-economic development. Therefore strong political reform is to contribute to strengthen the leadership role of the Party.
Thang related the story of reform in China, and observed that it represents a good lesson for Vietnam. He quoted Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao that the achievements of economic reforms will disappear in the absence of political reform.
Former Vice Director of the Academy of Journalism and Communication Duong Xuan Ngoc shared his view that while economic reform has been studied at length, the issue of political reform has rarely been mentioned and is often avoided, while they have a dialectic and symbiotic relationship. According to Ngoc, only by building stable institutions on the basis of the law-governed state can we minimize the influence of some individuals on the general interest.
The scientists also used many analogies in their discussion about the discrepancy in speed between economic and political reform, and agreed that political reform should not be avoided. Everything should be discussed in public. Phuc, editor of the Tap Chi Cong San, said that to define the relationship between economics and politics is to understand and resolve it properly, rather than rely on extreme and one-side views.
Reform From Top Down
Like economic reform, the steps to political reform need to follow a road map and make the right choices. According to Gen Cuong, the first obstacle to overcome is deterioration and weakness of some officials, Party members, and particularly high-ranking officials.
Beyond that, it is to realize the principles in the regulations and resolutions of the Party, which are to develop the people's ownership, and to carry out supervision mechanisms within the Party and the people's supervision of the activities of the Party. 'Power without supervision will deteriorate. That is certain' he said.
The third important point is to carry out social supervision and criticism of all the policies, guidelines, and socioeconomic development plans of public authorities.
Gen Cuong said that the supervisory systems of the Party and the State are performing inefficiently not because of the weakness of the supervision agencies, but rather due to their inappropriate structure and organization.
Duong Phu Hiep, former general secretary of the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam, said that the focus should be on officials, since 'this is the face of the Party.' In addition, the political system should meet the demands of the market, and be dynamic and trim. At present, the state apparatus is still cumbersome and intervenes too much in the economy, and operational shortcomings in the administration have not been overcome.
It is important, according to Hiep, for the Party to continue to reform from within, and not to try to do the work that should be done by others.
Requirements of Present Situation
Ngoc affirmed that political reform must start from the top. The Eighth National Party Congress placed 'stability' as the premise, but continuing to focus on the target of stability reflects an attitude of hesitation and fear of reform. It does not meet the requirements of the present situation.
Only political and economic reform can be the premise for development. The reform must start from the high ranks, in the Party and in the society. Although the participants had different points of view on the range of political reform, they all agreed that it is necessary to conduct wider discussions on this subject, and that economic and political reform must be carried out at the same time to achieve a comprehensive reform.
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