Policy Action Research Unit
Improving Economic Governance at the Provincial Level
The Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative (VNCI) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) conducted a research study on provinces’ quality of local economic governance in support of private sector development. The study was meant to identify areas where provinces could improve their business environment. VCCI started the first survey of private firms in 2005, asking them to provide their assessment of provinces according to various indicators related to business environment for the private sector, such as entry costs, access to land, transparency and accountability, etc. ...» Details
Supporting Greater Legal Recognition to Alternative Forms of Collective Action in Rural Vietnam
Phase 1 of the Making Markets Work Better for the Poor (M4P) Project commissioned a number of commodity-based value chain studies, all of which highlighted collective action as a key issue for the poor. As the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was also very interested in this area, M4P commissioned a research study on “collective action in rural areas in Vietnam”, in order to provide timely inputs to the debate about cooperatives and other forms of collective action. ...» Details
Reducing the Compliance Costs of Tax Procedures in Vietnam
The study undertaken in 2006 by CIEM, and funded through GTZ, estimated the amount of time that enterprises spent on undertaking the procedures for tax payment in Vietnam at the Provincial level. The study findings were aimed at measuring the total time costs of following current business taxation procedures and identifying the most time-consuming procedures. ...» Details
Cost Benefit Analysis in the Sedge Value Chain in Ninh Binh Province
Sedge is a grass-like plant, cultivated in wetland and coastal areas, and mainly used as a raw material for handicraft such as mats, baskets or decorative items. ...» Details
