Is the Vietnamese garment industry at a turning point? : upgrading from the export to the domestic market


Autoria(s): Goto, Kenta
Data(s)

13/08/2013

13/08/2013

01/12/2012

Resumo

Vietnam’s garment industry has been loosely characterized by the duality based on market orientation: export and domestic. Export-oriented garment suppliers were typically SOEs and foreign invested firms, while those producing for the domestic market have been mostly small, private companies. With a booming economy, other industrial sectors have emerged, and the garment industry is no longer the sector most favored by workers. Wage rates have been increasing, and a supplier’s ability to cope with this through successful upgrading has been the key determinant of whether it can further grow and flourish. Those who fail to cope are finding themselves in an increasingly difficult position. This paper looks at both the export- and domestic-oriented garment suppliers, and attempts to highlight how the industry can further develop by examining the bottlenecks that vary depending on the type of supplier. It suggests that in the long run, upgrading and value addition in the domestic market will be the key strategy.

Identificador

IDE Discussion Paper. No. 373. 2012.12

http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1256

IDE Discussion Paper

373

Idioma(s)

en

eng

Publicador

Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO

日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所

Palavras-Chave #Vietnam #Apparel industry #Textile industry #Garment #Global value chains #Upgrading #586.09 #AHVM Vietnam ベトナム #L67 - Other Consumer Nondurables: #O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology #O53 - Asia including Middle East #F63 - Economic Development
Tipo

Working Paper

Technical Report