Vietnam's Economic Entities in Transition

Shozo Sakata is a Senior Research Fellow in Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan. He has worked on broad issues relating to socio-economic development in Vietnam. His research topics cover from rural development, environment, labour issues to development of local enterprises.

• Introduction: The Changing Status of Economic Entities in Vietnam; Shozo Sakata 1. State Enterprise Groups in Vietnam Following Accession to the WTO; Akie Ishida 2. Vietnamese Local State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) at the Crossroads: Implications of SOE Restructuring at the Local Level; Futaba Ishizuka 3. Business Strategy of Vietnamese Enterprises Listed on the Stock Exchange: Change in Business Strategy of REE After Listing; Yuko Hayashi 4. Globalization and Development Strategies of Vietnamese Garment Suppliers: Production-Distribution Networks and Enterprise Performance; Kenta Goto 5. The Rise of Local Assemblers in the Vietnamese Motorcycle Industry: The Dynamics and Diversity of Industrial Organization; Mai Fujita 6. Development and Prospects for the Vietnamese Banking Sector Before and After Accession to the WTO; Yoko Ogimoto 7. Rural Industries in Northern Vietnam: Strategies of Small-scale Business Establishments in the Formation of Craft Villages; Shozo Sakata