Light Manufacturing in Vietnam : Creating Jobs and Prosperity in a Middle-Income Economy

Based on a wide array of quantitative and qualitative techniques, Light Manufacturing in Vietnam identifies key constraints on manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam and evaluates differences in firm performance across China and Vietnam. The authors argue that, to continue on the high economic growth path of the past, Vietnam needs to address fundamental structural issues in the manufacturing sector that have been masked by this growth. Furthermore, addressing these issues would also help Vietnam move up the higher-value added chain and avoid the middle-income trap that other East Asian economie

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Dinh, Hinh-truong
Other Persons:	Mishra, Deepak (contributor) ; Le Duy Binh (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Vietnam \| Viet Nam \| Industrie \| Manufacturing industries \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| Industriepolitik \| Industrial policy
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (155 p)
Series:	Directions in Development - Human Development Directions in Development--Private Sector Development
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Industry and Country Focus; Methodology; Note; References; Chapter 1 Industrial Growth in the Overall Development Context; Growth and Structural Transformation; Table 1.1 Sectoral Composition of GDP Growth, Vietnam, 2000-11; Figure 1.1 Top Five Exports, Selected Asian Economies, 1980-85 and 2005-09; Figure 1.2 Share of Technological Intensity in Total Exports, China and Vietnam, 2000-11; Tables; Figures; Figure 1.3 The Production Value Chain of an iPhone Made in China The Economic Impact of the Global Financial CrisisThe Inherent Low Efficiency of the Economy; The Production Pattern, Trade Deficit, and Low Value Addition; Figure 1.4 Trade Balances, Selected Asian Countries, 1990-2010; Figure 1.5 Trade Balance and Net Exports to GDP, Vietnam, 1996-2011; Figure 1.6 Changes in the Real Effective Exchange Rate, Chinese Yuan and Vietnamese Dong, 2000-10; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Industrial Structure and Sectoral Issues; Figure 2.1 Index of Manufacturing Value Added, by World Region, 1990-2010; The International Context of Manufacturing: China and Vietnam Table 2.1 Top 10 Nonoil Exports, China, 1980-84 and 2004-08Figure 2.2 Productivity Growth, China and Vietnam, 2000-12; Table 2.2 Sources of GDP Growth, China and Vietnam, 1990-2008; Table 2.3 Average Monthly Wages in Selected Subsectors, China, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, 2010; Table 2.4 Doing Business and Global Competitiveness Rankings, China and Vietnam, 2013; Figure 2.3 Rising Labor Productivity and Wages in Manufacturing, China, 1979-2007; The Main Constraints on Light Manufacturing; Table 2.5 Workforce by Occupational Category, China, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, 2009/10-2010/11 Figure 2.4 Years of Schooling among New Production Workers, China, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, 2010Figure 2.5 Size Distribution of Manufacturing Firms, Vietnam, 2000 and 2011; Table 2.6 Size of Enterprises, by Number of Employees, Five Sectors, Vietnam, 2011; Table 2.7 Number of Enterprises, by Type, Vietnam, 2000 and 2011; Table 2.8 Indicators of the Size of Enterprises, by Type, Vietnam, 2005-11; Table 2.9 Exports of Goods and Services, by Economic Sector, Vietnam, 2007-12; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Strengthening Light Manufacturing; Vietnam's Potential Table 3.1 Labor Productivity in Light Manufacturing, China, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, 2010A Key Roadblock: The Missing Middle; Policy Interventions; Figure 3.1 How Foreign Buyers and Local Manufacturers Connect, China; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Apparel; Description of the Sector; Figure 4.1 Leading Apparel Exporters, Worldwide, 2009; Table 4.1 Comparative Production Cost of a Polo Shirt, CMT Method, China and Vietnam, 2010; Table 4.2 The Apparel Policy and Regulatory Environment, China and Vietnam, 2010; The Potential; The Main Constraints on Competitiveness Figure 4.2 The Cost to Produce a Polo Shirt in Vietnam Compared with the Cost in China, 2010 en_US
ISBN:	978-1-4648-0034-4 ; 978-1-4648-0035-1
Other identifiers:	hdl:10986/16598 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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