tailieunhanh - Vietnam‟s position in ASEAN economic community (AEC) through the analysis of global competitiveness index (GCI)

The result of the research shows that (i) There is an equivalence relation between the GCI and economic position of Vietnam in AEC; (ii) The limitations of Vietnam GCI are just the causes of the limitations and laggings in the current economy of Vietnam; (iii) The breakthrough for the development of Vietnam economy, shortening the economic gap of Vietnam among the countries in AEC, is necessary to have solutions to improve the competitiveness of economy. | TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIỂN KH & CN, TẬP 20, SỐ Q1 - 2017 Vietnam‟s position in ASEAN economic community (AEC) through the analysis of global competitiveness index (GCI) Nguyen Chi Hai Tra Van Trung University of Economics and Law, VNU HCM - Email: hainc@ (Bài nhận ngày 22 tháng 6 năm 2016, hoàn chỉnh sửa chữa ngày 14 tháng 3 năm 2017) ABSTRACT The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) is a reliable basis to evaluate the level and competency of innovation and development of economies. The objective of this research is to analyze Vietnam’s GCI in comparison with the countries in ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in order to “locate” the economic position of Vietnam in the region. The result of the research shows that (i) There is an equivalence relation between the GCI and economic position of Vietnam in AEC; (ii) The limitations of Vietnam GCI are just the causes of the limitations and laggings in the current economy of Vietnam; (iii) The breakthrough for the development of Vietnam economy, shortening the economic gap of Vietnam among the countries in AEC, is necessary to have solutions to improve the competitiveness of economy. Key words: The economic position of Vietnam in AEC; The Global Competitiveness Index of Vietnam 1. INTRODUCTION Vietnam, a country with S-shape, had no name in the world map until before 1945 and was just the place belonging to Indochina controlled by France. On 2 September, 1945 at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi president Ho Chi Minh read the Proclaimation, announcing the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. From 1945 to 1975 Vietnamese people faced the 2 wars with the French and American. At that time, Vietnam‟s economy grew in the war stage, serving war efforts with serious destructions. After the liberation of South (30 April, 1975), the whole country was unified and built up Socialism. In the period 1975 – 1985, Vietnam‟s economy developed sluggishly and laggardly in comparison with the countries‟ in the area while its .