Luận án tiến sĩ development of urban service sectors in vientiane capital city

1.1 Service sector development concept ............................................................. 9
1.1.1. Service sector definition ...................................................................................9
1.1.2. Types of service sectors ..................................................................................11
1.1.3. Roles of service sectors ...................................................................................14
1.2 Urban service sector development conditions ........................................... 21
1.3 International experiences in urban service sector development.............. 24
1.3.1. Beijing transportation services ......................................................................24
1.3.2. Tourism development in Bangkok .................................................................26
1.3.3. Logistics services in Vietnam (Hochiminh City) .........................................28
1.3.4. Lessons learned ...............................................................................................30
2.1 Introduction to Lao PDR social – economic 2001 – 2010 ......................... 31
2.1.1 Economic growth .............................................................................................33
2.1.2 Current limitations ..........................................................................................38
2.2 Overview on Vientiane social economic development .............................. 39
2.3 Vientiane service sector development potentials ....................................... 42
2.4 Service sector contribution to the Vientiane economy.............................. 45
2.5 Some important issues in Vientiane Capital service sector development 46
3.1 Banking and finance sector ......................................................................... 48
3.2 Transportations ............................................................................................ 55
3.3 Logistics ......................................................................................................... 66
3.4 Tourism ......................................................................................................... 72
3.4.1 Introduction to tourism in Lao PDR .............................................................72
3.4.2 Tourism development in Vientiane ................................................................76
4.1 Lao DPR economic trends toward 2020 ..................................................... 83
4.2 Vientiane economic trends toward 2020 .................................................... 89
4.3 Vientiane service sector SWOT analysis .................................................... 91
4.4 Key visions and directions to develop service sectors in Vientiane ......... 94
4.5 Proposed measure to improve service sectors in Vientiane...................... 96
4.5.1. Create more favorable legislative environment relating to the service
4.5.2. Enhance competitiveness of service sector ..................................................98
4.5.3. Create linkages among service sectors.......................................................100
4.5.4. Concrete measurement for selected service sectors .................................102
4.6 Conclusion and recommendation.............................................................. 106
1. Rationales of the research
2. Research questions
3. Scopes of the research
4. Research methodology
1. Data collection
2. Data analysis
5. Literature overview
1.1 Service sector development concept
1.1.1. Service sector definition