The Annual Cost of Vietnam’s State-Backed Mass Organizations — Is It Time to Streamline Them?

The Annual Cost of Vietnam’s State-Backed Mass Organizations — Is It Time to Streamline Them?

Hiếu Mạnh wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on March 15, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine.A frequently occurring phrase in Vietnamese state media is “the extended arm of the Party,” which is often used to describe the many socio-political organizations and associations that have been granted special status by the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP). These groups are often tasked wi…