| The World Bank in collaboration
with the Asian Development Bank
Consultaive Group Meeting for Vietnam
December 10-11, 2002
In May 2002, Vietnam completed a Comprehensive Poverty Reduction
and Growth Strategy (CPRGS) that seeks to translate the vision
laid out in the Ten Year Socio-Economic Development Strategy into
concrete actions. The CPRGS recognizes that despite the gains
of the last decade, poverty remains widespread and deep. It also
articulates clear targets through the Vietnam Development Goals.
To attain those goals, both the level and pattern of growth in
the next decade will be important.
This Vietnam Development Report argues that Vietnam may be entering
a new phase of rapid economic growth, like in the 1990s, after
doi moi. But the pattern of growth will very much depend on how
three main challenges will be addressed. The first challenge is
to complete the structural reform agenda. Fast progress in liberalizing
trade will soon conflict with the slow restructuring of state-owned
enterprises and state-owned commercial banks.
Keeping growth pro-poor, as in the 1990s, is the second challenge.
Integration with the world economy may widen the gap between urban
and rural, skilled and unskilled. To complete its reform agenda,
and improve education and health outcomes, Vietnam will need a
better governance. This third challenge may be the most difficult
of all.
The following parts of the report is available for download in
PDF format.
Table
of Content (PDF file - 166KB)
Executive
Summary (PDF file - 1.6MB)
Introduction
(PDF file- 120KB)
I.
A Market Economy (PDF file - 3.7MB)
II.
Inclusive Development (PDF file - 2.3MB)
III.
Modern Governance (PDF file - 2.5 MB)
Reference
(PDF file - 131 KB)
Statistical
Appendix (PDF file - 68KB)
If you have any problem downloading these files, please e-mail
hha@worldbank.org to receive
the report either in printed copy or by e-mail.
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