Vietnam - regionale Disparitäten in einem Entwicklungsland mit dynamischer Wirtschaftsentwicklung

In the 1990s, Vietnam boasted impressive economic
growth rates. From the perspective of development
being a reflection of the contribution of the population of a country towards general economic prosperity,
the following issues are raised: Regional disparity of
development in the 1990s, regional winners and losers,
and the role of the State in the developmental process.
Eight regionally relevant indicators served as a basis
for the analysis of the extent and dynamics of regional
disparity, revealing clear differences between regions.
«Development» appears to be concentrated around
the Greater Areas of Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi.
It would seem that national development planning
and policy play a role here. the continuing preferential
treatment of these areas exemplified in this case
by means of national investment. On the whole, the
declaration of the Vietnamese government to combat
regional disparity does not appear to have been fulfilled
during the herein defined period of Observation.