tailieunhanh - Báo cáo: "Impact of Japan’s official development assistance on Vietnam’s socio-economic development"

Official Development Assistance (ODA) plays an important role in Vietnam’s socio- economic development. Amongst all of Vietnam’s ODA donors, Japan has been the largest bilateral one for the last two decades. This report mentions the following: Overview of ODA and Japan’s ODA to Vietnam; Analysis of the impact of Japan’s ODA on Vietnam’s socio-economic development; Recommendations to attract and increase the effectiveness of Japan’s ODA in Vietnam. | VNU Journal of Science Economics and Business 26 No. 5E 2010 1-10 Impact of Japan s official development assistance on Vietnam s socio-economic development 1 . Nguyen Xuan Thien MA. Nguyen Viet Khoi Faculty ofInternational Business and Economics University of Economics and Business Vietnam National University Hanoi 144 Xuan Thuy Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam Received 7 September 2010 Abstract. Official Development Assistance ODA plays an important role in Vietnam s socioeconomic development. Amongst all of Vietnam s ODA donors Japan has been the largest bilateral one for the last two decades. This report mentions the following Overview of ODA and Japan s ODA to Vietnam Analysis of the impact of Japan s ODA on Vietnam s socio-economic development Recommendations to attract and increase the effectiveness of Japan s ODA in Vietnam. 1. Overview of Official Development Assistance and Japan s Official Development Assistance to Vietnam Before 1989 Official Development Assistance to Vietnam mainly came from the Soviet Union Eastern European countries some Northern European capitalist developed nations and international organizations such as the United Nations. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and East European socialism Vietnam lost an important source of foreign aid. However with the opening of the economy and the start of the process of world integration Vietnam has started to receive ODA again from developing countries and international organizations since 1993. 1 Corresponding . 84-912189554 E-mail thiennx@vnu. edu. vn 1 This topic was presented by Nguyen Xuan Thien and Nguyen Viet Khoi at the Second International Conference of The Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia titled Japanese Studies in Southeast Asia The Past Present and Future held on 22-23 October 2009 in Hanoi Vietnam. Lobbying and the signing of ODA contracts are carried out in donors conferences including mid-term meetings in the middle of the year as well as an official .