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Economic reforms, cultural policy : opportunities and challenges to the arts and culture in Vietnam in the age of globalization

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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by Huong Le
The author investigates social change in Vietnam in the late 1980s-2000s, a transition from a subsidized economy to a market-oriented economy. The author discusses the influences of socioeconomic changes on the operation of the performing arts sector through analyzing changes in cultural policies, opportunities, and challenges confronted by performing arts organizations. The new cultural policy allows arts organizations, arts managers, and artists more opportunities to develop a greater degree of autonomy and more freedom in performing, programming and other artistic activities. The author believes that open policies will motivate Vietnam to develop its own national identity and to participate in cultural exchange with other parts of the world. However, under the impact of global culture, global economics, cuts in state funding, and rapid technological development, the performing arts sector has faced challenges in terms of financial viability, audience development, and balance between commercialization and artistic creativity. The author suggests that privatization should be implemented depending on the art form. Consideration should be given by the Vietnamese government to implementing appropriate funding policies and schemes, as state funding still forms a significant part of public companies' incomes.

History

Journal

The journal of arts management, law and society

Volume

38

Issue

1

Season

Spring

Pagination

5 - 18

Publisher

Heldref publications

Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

1063-2921

eISSN

1930-7799

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2008, Heldref Publications