The Anatomy and Dynamics of Small Scale Private Manufacturing in Vietnam

Maud Hemlin, Bhargavi Ramamurthy and Per Ronnås
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Maud Hemlin: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Bhargavi Ramamurthy: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Per Ronnås: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden

No 236, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance from Stockholm School of Economics

Abstract: The private manufacturing sector has been called upon to play a key role in the transformation and development of the Vietnamese economy since the launching of market oriented reforms a decade ago. Drawing on a comprehensive survey in 1997 of some 500 non-state manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam, the present study provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and operational characteristics of the enterprises in this sector. Their development track and growth constraints, linkages with other sectors of the economy, and role as a source of employment and income generation are among the aspects examined in particular detail. The analysis of the dynamics of this sector is based on a comparison of the results of the present survey with those of an almost identical survey undertaken in 1991.

Keywords: Small scale industries; private sector development; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 L11 L60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 161 pages
Date: 1998-05-07
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