By Keith Bezanson, Jan Annerstedt, Kun Mo Chung, David Hopper, Geoffrey Oldham, Francisco Sagasti
Viet Nam keeps to emerge at the global degree, as does its new and constructing industry economic climate. during this spirit, Viet Nam's Minister of technology, expertise and surroundings approached the foreign improvement study Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian foreign improvement company (CIDA) in January 1997 for tips in constructing a brand new technology and expertise method (STS). In reaction, IDRC and CIDA assembled a crew of specialists right into a venture with the subsequent objectives:· review the adventure in formulating STS in Viet Nam and different international locations, either inside of and outdoors Asia; · advance a technique for the formula of STS; · gather history info on STS, together with environmental and social reports; · arrange phrases of reference for additional STS improvement; and · begin and reasonable a countrywide discussion between stakeholders geared toward getting ready concrete thoughts for STS in Viet Nam. This books provides the offers the findings of the project. it really is now getting used to form coverage in Viet Nam and should proceed to take action within the coming years. readers will contain govt officers and coverage makers in technological know-how and know-how; lecturers, researchers, professors, and collage scholars in improvement reviews, coverage experiences, and Asian stories; private and non-private companies concerned, or drawn to changing into concerned, within the altering economic climate of Viet Nam; and donor companies and NGOs lively in Viet Nam and all through Asia.
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The experiences of the recent tigers suggest that the greatest benefits they obtained from financial integration were the spillover effects, such as new 28 VIET NAM AT THE CROSSROADS technology and organizational and managerial systems. The speed and magnitude of market reaction are, however, integral characteristics of financial integration. The effects of the current crisis will be felt in the region for many years. This must be expected to make the regional integration of Viet Nam more difficult.
For easier reading, we present these suggestions in a boxed format. This page intentionally left blank Chapter 3 POLICY REFORMS AND INSTITUTIONAL INERTIA After several decades (and even centuries) of resistance and war against invaders, the Vietnamese people and particularly its national authorities, have a high degree of confidence in Viet Nam's ability to deal with external threats. Moreover, the Vietnamese have a willingness to question views and ideas and a nonconformist attitude toward received authority, which have led to a rather horizontal and nonhierarchical power structure that emphasizes achieving consensus.
As Cassan and Mavrotas (1997) noted, "some products are little affected by new technology: a can of peaches is still a can of peaches. " The key point, however, is that its the "right combinations" that pay the dividends (both on an individual and societal rate-of-return basis). It is also the case, as demonstrated in numerous studies, that there can be supply-demand distortions at all levels of education and training, negative rates of social return on investments in education, and brain drain.
