Colonial+Legacy

**COLONIAL LEGACY THAT CHALLENGES THE NEW STATE**
 * Through the hands of several colonial rulers that dates back to the 16th century, no victorious Vietnamese had ever had the experience of managing a largely, agricultural economy for the whole of Vietnam. Therefore, After U.S withdrawal of forces in 1973 and fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnam's economy was battered by a 'perfect' storm of inexperienced managers
 * Once Diem and RVN governors were gone from the Strategic Hamlets of the South, people found the chance to seize their own lands.
 * Bad decisions of the war-time party leader of the old generation urged for Leninist-Marxist forced collectivization over the Deng style reforms that had begun to succeed in China. This had been operating the North under a military government for the duration of war. The result was a bitter and unmotivated peasant workforce that was forced onto collectives.