This study offers an insight into the public governance role in the relationship between fiscal
decentralization and provincial economic growth in Vietnam. Fiscal decentralization …

Despite starting as one of the poorest countries in the mid-1980s, Vietnam has achieved
rapid developmental progress, reaching lower middle-income status in 2010. In line with …

One of the most striking features of the economic development that has occurred in the East
Asian region has been the influential role of the state in directing its course. Vietnam is also …

Adolescence is increasingly recognised as a critical period for capacity growth, one which
presents development actors with a unique opportunity to alter life trajectories across …

Since 1975, Viet Nam has gradually decentralized more fiscal responsibilities to local
authorities. In 1996, the first State Budget Law was promulgated, and fiscal decentralization …

Does foreign direct investment (FDI) promote or hinder good governance in a host state? In
this article, I analyze the effects of FDI on subnational-level corruption across 63 provinces in …

Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental relations have been prominent aspects of
public sector reform in developing countries for decades. Actual performance, however, has …

Since the economic and political reforms in 1986, Vietnam government has introduced a
high extent of decentralization in fiscal and administrative aspects. This paper examines the …

While infrastructure provides necessary public services and is vital for the socio-economic
development of a nation, public funds alone cannot finance all infrastructure needs in …

Constitutionally, Vietnam is a unitary state. The present structure of the Vietnamese
provincial governance system has its origins in Articles 119 to 125 of the 1992 Vietnamese …