DEVELOPING A MEASURE OF INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION FOR PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN VIETNAM
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The process of deep and wide international integration in Vietnam in recent decades has put pressure on not only the central government but also the provincial governments in improving efficiency of public administration and internationalizing public services. This issue has been mentioned a lot in government reports and scientific research articles, but most of them are only qualitative. Quantifying the degree of international integration to examine its impact in relation to other factors on public administration reform issues is rarely conducted because of obstacles in measurement, especially at the provincial level. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develope a measure of international integration for provincial administrative units. Based on principal component analysis (PCA), the measure of international integration is made up of eight indicators covering important aspects of international integration (export and import value of goods, the number of FDI projects and the value of valid registered FDI capital, the number of immigrants and migrants, the number of tourists and the number of registered internet subscribers). The convergence and explanatory value of the measure is high. The result of this study are a meaningful reference source for quantitative researchers who want to examine the relationship between international integration and public administration reform or other issues at provincial level in Vietnam.
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Globalization, International integration, Measurement, Locality
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