Vietnam, Red River Delta, multinational enterprises, regional development, firm survival, industrial concentration, location choice, backward linkages, spillovereffects. - Delta des Roten Flusses, multinationale Unternehmen, regionale Entwicklung, Fortbestehen von Unternehmen, industrielle...

Over the past ten years economic growth in Asia has contributed to a reduction of poverty as well as fertility rates, and greater prosperity has contributed to gains in life expectancy. However, at present many workers still work in informal employment, frequently for long hours at little pay...

Since the launch of the Ðổi Mới economic reforms in 1986, Viet Nam has achieved tremendous economic and social progress. Today, it is well integrated on global markets, has enjoyed robust growth, and has seen remarkable poverty reduction. With its recent successful fiscal consolidation, its...

"This joint undertaking by scholars from Vietnam, North America, and Europe focuses on how Vietnam's governance shapes the country's politics, economy, social development, its relations with the outside world, and on the reforms required if Vietnam is to become a sustainable modern high-income...