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This chapter places the institutional changes in Vietnam in an international context. First, it discusses the country’s role within international environmental regimes. Then it demonstrates the role of various international actors in supporting the institutional reformers within the government in their effort to reform the environmental state. Because Vietnam has reached all developmental goals except for the environment, it is not surprising that donor money is increasingly focusing on environmental protection. International organizations are, however, not just tools of the government but actors with their own interests. They have, for instance, been active in forming networks to exert their influence and to promote new patterns of governance. Questions can be raised about the sustainability of environmental aid as well as the potential of aid dependence.
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Ortmann, S. (2017). The International Dimension. In: Environmental Governance in Vietnam. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49760-0_7
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