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Schoonderwoerd, Sijmen Jakob (2020)

How can Vietnam grow its economy environmentally friendly?

Bachelor thesis | Chinastudies (BA)

This research provides a comparison and analysis of the economic growth in China and Vietnam with a focus on the environmental aspect so that Vietnam can learn from China's experiences. The research found four key aspects important for environmental-friendly economic growth. The first aspect is environmental policies, which need the right implementation and enforcement to work properly. The second aspect is the energy mix, that needs to be diverse with enough forms of renewable energy. With the share of renewable energy growing in the mix, both the energy demand and the environment will benefit. The third aspect FDI raises the human capital level, which has a positive effect on innovation of production processes and a sustainable economy. Lastly, there is ASEAN which promotes regional cooperation in the field of environmental sustainability, to tackle regional cross-border problems. The right implementation of these four aspects is the key to environmentally friendly growth in Vietnam.

Economy

Environment

Sustainability

Energy mix

Vietnam

FDI

ASEAN

China

Author

Schoonderwoerd, Sijmen Jakob

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

BA Chinastudies

Supervisors

Wang, Jue

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en