Person Dignity Theory

The Person Dignity Theory is a Vietnamese political doctrine and ideology that was idealistic and centrist and developed by Ngô Đình Nhu in 1950s, inspired by Emmanuel Mounier’s thought. It was also the official ideology of the Cần Lao Party and South Vietnamese government under Ngô Đình Diệm; it was used as an effective tool against Marxism-Leninism of the communist North and to build the country post-colonially.