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UNINA9910789043403321 |
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Autore |
Dinh Hinh T. <1953-> |
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Light manufacturing in Vietnam : creating jobs and prosperity in a middle-income economy / / Hinh T. Dinh with contributions by Deepak Mishra, Le Duy Binh, Duc Minh Pham, and Pham Thi Thu Hang |
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Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 131 pages) ; ; 26 cm |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Manufacturing industries - Vietnam |
Economic development - Vietnam |
Job creation - Vietnam |
Vietnam Economic policy |
Vietnam Economic conditions 1975- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Industrial growth in the overall development context -- Industrial structure and sectoral issues -- Strengthening light manufacturing -- Apparel -- Leather -- Wood products -- Metal products -- Agribusiness -- Synthesis, reforms, and policy recommendations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Light Manufacturing in Vietnam makes the case that, if the country is to continue along a rapid economic growth path and create jobs, it must undertake a structural transformation that can lift workers from low-productivity agriculture and the mere assembly of imported inputs to higher-productivity activities. Vietnam needs to address fundamental issues in the manufacturing sector that, until now, have been masked by economic growth. The book shows that there is a dichotomy between domestic enterprises and enterprises supported by foreign direct investment. The dominant state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested firms are often not integrated with smaller, domestic firms through backward or forward links in the use of domestically produced inputs or intermediate products. Growth in the domestic light manufacturing sector has arisen from the sheer number of micro and small enterprises rather than from expansion in the number of medium |
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