Drivers of Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Among Provinces in Vietnam

This book offers a comprehensive and empirically grounded examination of Vietnam’s rapid yet uneven economic and social development, highlighting patterns of club convergence among provinces and the persistent challenges faced by lagging regions. It explores the influential factors constraining catch-up progress, such as heterogeneous infrastructure, geographic and resource disparities, planning and policy limitations, and exogenous shocks. Critical resources such as educated labor and infrastructure are shown to shape investor decisions and long-term development trajectories.