| Title: | Development of Supporting Industries for Vietnam's Industrialization |
| Citable URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35329 |
| Author: | Mori, Junichi |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Citation: | Mori, Junichi. "Development of Supporting Industries for Vietnam's Industrialization." 2006. Tufts University. Digital Collections and Archives. Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35329 Available from Tufts Digital Library, Digital Collections and Archives, Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35329 |
| Rights: | http://dca.tufts.edu/ua/access/rights-creator.html |
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Abstract: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: Vietnam opened up to the outside world in the early 1990s, and expected that the massive inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) would accelerate economic growth. However, FDI inflow actually decreased after a small boom in the mid 1990s. While various external factors are responsible for this, internal factors have also affected the flow of FDI. In particular, the weakness of supporting industries is considered to be one of the primary factors responsible for this. Competitive supporting industries are required to attract more FDI into Vietnam, because multi-national corporations (MNCs) consider them to be an important factor in the decision to expand FDI, in addition to labor costs. Moreover, the development of supporting industries is necessary for amplifying FDI's positive externalities in Vietnam. Although many developing countries are trying to attract FDI in order to accelerate economic growth, the net externalities of FDI for host countries seem ambiguous.