Vietnam is a young country with more than half of the population born after 1975. Using data from the World Values Survey conducted in Vietnam in 2001, the current research explores the differences in political and economic values across four Vietnamese generations and between North and South Vietnamese, given their distinct historical experiences. The Vietnamese people show overwhelming support for democracy and the market. Support for market economy is in the high range with variations across four generations, and support for democracy is near ubiquitous although North-South differences persist. As socialization theory predicts, distinct influences of each historical period can be traced through measurements of orientations toward democracy and market economy across the generational units: regional differences defined by historical events help mark the context of democratic support, whereas age associated with each period of history turns influencial as a marker for support for the market. North-South and generational differences, however, are bound to be eliminated as Vietnam undertakes its political and economic transformations. More liberal politics and economics will diversify Vietnamese interests and broaden the spectrum of their social and cultural values. Vietnamese of the new generation will indeed "do better" than their parents and grandparents.

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