Total factor productivity growth of industrial state-owned enterprises in Vietnam, 1976-98.

From: ASEAN Economic Bulletin | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Vietnam has witnessed a relatively high rate of economic growth since the launch of its comprehensive economic reform under Doi Moi. Adding to that impressive achievement is the remarkable growth rate of the industrial sector, in which state-owned enterprises (SOE) have accounted for nearly half of the output. The achievements have generally been attributed to different reform measures applied in the SOE sector in Vietnam from the early 1980s. This article reviews the SOE reform process in Vietnam and empirically assesses the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of the industrial SOEs for ...

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