Code: KT.08.06

Coordinator: MA. Nguyen Huu So, MA. Vu Thuy Anh

Implementing institution: University of Economics and Business, VNU.

Duration: From 6/2008 to 6/2009

Objectives:

The research report reviews literature on the world’s major issues of sustainable economic development; studies a number of models as well as experience of some countries including Vietnam in implementing different modes of economic development. This serves as a basis for pointing out the features which should be taken into consideration in order to fast and effectively build a model of sustainable economic development for Vietnam.

Main contents:

The report both overviews and develops the notion of sustainable economic development in the current Vietnamese context and based on a number of models of economic development in some selected countries. The report compares these models with that of Vietnam; critically evaluates the past activities towards sustainable economic development, which serves as the ground for drawing experience and highlighting guidelines and measures for attaining the goal of building a model for sustainable economic development and initiating sustainable economic development for Vietnam.

• The following are the author’s published articles either related to or as a result of the above-named research:
• “The effect of the agricultural economic development policy”, the Agriculture and Rural Development, June 2003.
• “Natural environment and economic growth in our country”, VNUH University of Economics and Business Institutional Research Project, Code: KT.06.04, 2007.
• “Globalization, growth and poverty in integration into the world economy”, the Communist, No.782, December 2007.
• “Efforts towards the global climate stability”, the Communist, the Fact File Feature, No.221, 2007.
• “Poverty alleviation in Vietnam in integration into the world economy”, Special Vietnam National University, Hanoi Institutional Research project, Code: KQ-06-05, 2008.
• “Poverty alleviation challenges to the goal of sustainable development in Vietnam”, the Labor and Society, No.313 + 314, October 2008.
• “Experience in sustainable economic development in some countries and its lessons for Vietnam”, the North-East Asia Studies, No.4 (98), April 2009.