Light Manufacturing in Vietnam: Creating Jobs and Prosperity in a Middle-Income Economy

by Hinh T. Dinh and Victoria Kwakwa

Book Overview

Light Manufacturing in Vietnam makes the case that, if the country is to continue along a rapid economic growth path and create jobs, it must undertake a structural transformation that can lift workers from low-productivity agriculture and the mere assembly of imported inputs to higher-productivity activities. Vietnam needs to address fundamental issues in the manufacturing sector that, until now, have been masked by economic growth. The book shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464800340
• ISBN13: 9781464800344
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.8"