Summary of doctorial (PH.D) thesis in economics: Tourism economy in the North Central region in international economic integration

Purpose: To accelerate the development of tourism economy in the North Central provinces in the context of Vietnam’s deeper and greater integration in international economic relations from the point of political economics.
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Summary of doctorial (PH.D) thesis in economics: Tourism economy in the North Central region in international economic integration HO CHI MINH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION --------------------------- NGUYEN THI HONG LAMTOURISM ECONOMY IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Specialism : Political economics Code : 62 31 01 01 SUMMARY OF DOCTORIAL (PhD) THESIS IN ECONOMICS HA NOI – 2013 The thesis is completed at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration Academic Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. An Nhu HaiJudge 1:Judge 2:Judge 3:The thesis will be defended in front of a panel of examining judges atHo Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration At date month 2013 The thesis is available at: National Library and Library of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration 1 INTRODUCTION1. The necessity of the research Tourism is a synthetic industry which is highly intersectoral, interregional andsocialised. Performances of this industry not only meets the rising demand for travelof human beings but also plays an essential role in the ”on-the-spot export” of goodsand services abroad. In Vietnam, the tourism industry came into being in 1960, however, until1990s it was regarded as an economy soon after the country’s open door policy. Sincethen, the tourism economy has grown rapidly and attained certain encouragingachievements. The North Central region is an economic zone consisting of Thanh Hoa, NgheAn, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, abounding inmany valuable tourism potentials with diverse natural wonders and cultural identities.On the other hand, favourable traffic conditions regarding road, rail and waterwaytransport facilitates the region’s tourism economy to bring into full play itsadvantages and attract tourists. Over the past years, tourism economy in the North Central provinces has madea remarkable growth. Nevertheless, the current development of the tourism economyremains limited in regard to demands for international economic integration and theregion’s potential. The matter here is how to tap into full potential and advantages ofthe tourism economy in the whole region to satisfy the demands for internationaleconomic integration to bring about high socio-economic effects? Under suchcircumstances, that the PhD candidate chooses the topic: “Tourism economy in theNorth Central provinces in international economic integration” which is of notonly theoretical but also practical significance to the development of tourismeconomy in the North Central provinces in the coming time.2. Purpose and task of the research - Purpose: To accelerate the development of tourism economy in the NorthCentral provinces in the context of Vietnam’s deeper and greater integration ininternational economic relations from the point of political economics. - Task: 1) To systemize theoretical and practical foundations of tourismeconomy in international economic integration of a certain territory in Vietnam fromthe point of political economics, 2) To evaluate the reality of tourism economy ininternational economic integration in the North Central provinces, and 3) To proposedirections and solutions to promote the development of tourism economy in the NorthCentral provinces in international economic integration. 3. Subject and scope of the research: 2 - Subject of the research: All business activities related to tourism economy inthe North Central provinces in international economic integration. - Scope of the research: + Space: The thesis studies tourism economy in the North Central provincesfrom economic approaches. The thesis does not study each province individually butconsiders each province’s tourism economy as a component of tourism economy ofthe whole North Central region. + Time scope: The situation of tourism economy from 2000 to the present;directions and solutions to 2020 with a vision to 2030. 4. Theoretical foundations and research methods of the thesis - Theoretical foundations: The Marxism - Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, and standpoints, paths,renewal policies of the Party and State of Vietnam in regard to tourism economydevelopment. - Research methods: + Research methods applied include abstractisation, analysis and synthesis, andlogic plus historical background, statistical method, quantitative analysis, and comparativemethod; and selectively acquires some results of published scientific studies. 5. Scientific contributions and values of the thesis 1) Systemizing theories of tourism economy in international economicintegration in a certain tourism area in Vietnam from the perspective of politicaleconomics. 2) Selecting lessons drawn from foreign countries’ experience indeveloping tourism economy to refer to the case of Vietnam in general and the caseof the North Central region in particular. 3) Assessing the situation of tourismeconomy, the thesis analyzes achievements and shortcomings of tourism economy inthe North Central provinces in international economic integration. 6. ConclusionBesides the introduction, conclusion, list of reference, and appendix the thesiscomprises four chapters and eleven sections. Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ON TOURISM E ...