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1 PROLOGUE The necessity of research Red river delta, which is the center of political, economic, cultural and scientific technology of Vietnam has craft villages with hundreds of years of development These villages have become more and more important and active in the process of socio-economic development in localities, well implemented the policies of "agricultural separation, but not country separation", poverty reduction, and developing villages ’s economy fast and sustainably However, the craft villages in the Red River Delta are still spontaneous, fragmented and unsustainable There are many weaknesses that need to be overcome in terms of product, market, labor, technology and capital This situation has many causes which is the deepest is the structure within the villages and the organizational model, which commonly referred to as the village model, has many drawbacks To develop these villages, contribute to the socio-economic development, it is necessary to restructure them as a sector of the economy and to restructure themselves within their core Analysis from an economic perspective, the issue of restructuring can be viewed from three angles: macroeconomics, medium economics and microeconomics In this thesis, craft villages restructuring is considered from a medium economic perspective In other words, to change the structures of elements within the craft villages and the relationships between them All of the above is the source of the author's idea of the topic selection: “Craft villages restructuring in Red river delta in orientation for sustainable development.” Literature reviews 2.1 From the researches in Vietnam a Studies related to restructuring: - PhD thesis "Restructuring organization of garment enterprises of Vietnam Textile and Garment Group" by Ngo Thi Nguyet Nga - PhD thesis "Solutions to restructure capital of state-owned enterprises in current conditions in Vietnam" by Doan Huong Quynh - Scientific research "Economic restructuring of the Central Highlands in the direction of sustainable development" by Assoc Prof PhD Bui Quang Tuan - Scientific research on "Restructuring key exports of Northeast Vietnam" by Nguyen Tien Long - There are also some articles published in Vietnamese newspapers and magazines b Studies related to craft villages - PhD thesis "Development of craft villages in rural Vietnam in the process of industrialization and modernization" by Tran Minh Yen - PhD thesis "Craft village of Nam Dinh province in the process of international economic integration" by Vu Ngoc Hoang - PhD thesis “Development of craft villages in exporting in Hanoi," by Trinh Kim Lien - Scientific research "Solutions to develop craft villages in some provinces in the Red River Delta" by Prof PhD Nguyen Tri Dinh c Studies related to the consuming market of productions from craft villages - PhD thesis "Marketing strategy for handicrafts of Vietnamese craft villages to 2010" by Tran Doan Kim - PhD thesis “Developing craft villages and their enterprises to promote the exporting of handicraft products in the context of international economic integration” by Nguyen Huu Thang 3 - PhD thesis "Solutions to develop export market of Vietnamese handicraft products" by Pham Nguyen Minh - Scientific research "Continuing to renovate policies and solutions to promote the consumption of products from craft villages in the North until 2010" by PhD Tran Cong Sach - Scientific research "Developing market for the handicraft industry in the Red River Delta in the present period" by Dr Tran Van Chu d Studies related to sustainable development - PhD thesis "Trade sustainability in Thai Nguyen province" by Duong Thi Tinh - PhD thesis "Sustainable development of craft villages in the northern key economic region" by Bach Thi Lan Anh - Scientific research "A number of policies for sustainable development of craft villages in Vietnam" by Dinh Xuan Nghiem 2.2 From the researches in other countries - Report of One Village One Product of Professional Morihiko Hiramatsu – Chairman of OVOP Association of Japan - “Policy and Practical Measures to Promote Occupational Villages in Ethiopia” By Mr Yared Awgichew, Agriculture Technology Transfer Expert, Ethiopia international workshop on application of science & technology for occupational villages development, August 2010; Organized by Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) - One village one product - Rural development strategy in Asian: The case of OTOP in Thailand, issued by Kaoru NATSUDA, Kunio IGUSA, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan; Aree Wiboonpongse Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Aree Cheamuangphan, Sombat Shingkharat Maejo University, Thailand; John Thoburn University of East Anglia, UK - An Artisan Heritage Crafts Village: Indigenous Sustainability of Raghurajpur, issued by Rohit Kumar MBS School of Planning and Architecture in International Conference on Recent Advances in “Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development - One Village One Product (OVOP) –Regional Sustainable Development in Kenya, issued by Oscar O Ohaya, George Misigah, Caroline Kinyanjui in International Journal of Science and Research 2.3 An overview of the researches Through research and study of the projects in and outside the country, it can be confirmed that the above research works are related and contribute in certain aspects to the topic of this thesis However, there is no work to directly study the issue of restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development Therefore, a series of theoretical and practical issues related to restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development are needed to be studied and solved Research purpose and mission 3.1 Research purpose Select and organize into the theoretical basis the restructuring craft villages in Orientation for sustainable development; Analyze the current situation and propose solutions to restructure the craft villages in orientation for sustainable development 3.2 Research mission Revise the theoretical foundations as the basis for shaping the argument for restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development Analyze and assess the current situation of restructuring craft villages in the Red River Delta in the direction of sustainable development in the period 2011-2016 Propose solutions to restructure the craft villages in the Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development until 2025 with a vision to 2030 The object and scope of the research 4.1 Research object: The thesis focuses on studying the problem of restructuring craft villages in the Red river delta in orientation for sustainable development from a medium economic perspective, that is changing the structures of internal elements of the villages and relationships between them 4.2 Research scope Focus on provinces and cities in Red river delta with data from 2011-2016 Proposed solutions for the period up to 2025, vision to 2030 Research method The thesis uses research methods as: dialectic materialism and historical materialism, statistics, analysis of secondary documents; expert, survey and analyze data New contributions of the thesis 6.1 In theorical perspective Revise theories, then form the basis to analyze and introduce a model of restructuring in orientation for sustainable development 6.2 In practical perspective Propose solutions to restructure the craft villages in the Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development until 2025 with a vision to 2030 The composition of the thesis Apart from the introduction, the overview of the research situation, reference materials, appendices, conclusions, and the thesis consists of 03 chapters CHAPTER 1: THEORY OF RESTRUCTURING OF CRAFTS VILLAGES IN ORIENTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1.1 Concept and role of craft villages 1.1.1 Concepts a Concept of craft villages From the concepts of craft villages, the author defines craft villages as follows: "craft village includes enterprises, cooperatives, individual household businesses (collectively referred to as production establishments) specialized in producing and trading one or several products of the same profession in a village or a commune" b Concept of craft villages restructuring There are a number of restructuring concepts are used in Vietnamese formal documents Through analysis of craft villages and restructuring, the author defines "Restructuring craft villages is the process of organizing, rearranging the internal elements of craft villages, choosing the right business model according to the principle of optimize comparative advantages and optimize the use of current resources to produce products that meet the market requirements, improve the income of employees and the competitiveness 7 c Concept of craft profession: Currently, there are many ways to divide the craft profession of many authors, some authors divide the crafts into 34 professions, the author divides into 14 occupations Follow me, base on the material, there are groups of craft including: Ceramic, Lacquer, Bamboo and rattan, crafts of wood, stone, horn and other crafts d Concept of sustainable development: Sustainable development base on main pillars, such as: economic, society and enviroment But, in convention on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage published in 2003, UNESCO stated that “tranditional craft profession is one of type of Intangible Cultural Heritage” So, Sustainable development of craft village must base on mains such as: Sustainable of economic, culture, society and environment 1.1.2 Roles of craft villages - Contribute to create value added society, expand export - Contribute to economic development, economic restructuring towards industrialization and modernization of agriculture and rural areas Ensure social security - To promote the development of tourism, preservation and development of the national culture 1.2 Restructuring of crafts villages in orientation for sustainable development 1.2.1 Target, object, requirement of restructuring a Target of restructuring: Formatting a new structure in order to develop the craft villages in Red river delta in a sustainable way b Object of restructuring: The crafts villages in Red river delta c Requirement of restructuring: Set in the overall context of the process of economic restructuring as well as sector and sector restructuring 1.2.2 Content of restructuring crafts villages in orientation for sustainable development Structure of craft villages can be considered under aspects including: macro, medium and micro From the perspective of medium, Structure of craft villages shows the internal structure, ratio and relationship between the components of the village craft, include: product, market, human resources, and equipment technology, capital and business model In this thesis, PhD student only consider under aspect of medium Sustainable development consists of three aspects: sustainable environment, sustainable economics and sustainable social With craft villages, sustainable development must achieve four goals: economic sustainability, cultural sustainability, social sustainability, and environmental sustainability The relationship between these four objectives is modeled as follows: Social Economics Cultural Environment Sustainable development Craft village The criteria for assessing sustainable development are stable economic growth, progress in social equality, resources optimization and improvement of living qualities 9 The craft village structure does not exist permanently, but always changes depend on the subjective and objective conditions Restructuring the craft village is the change to move the structure from one state to another based on the practical conditions of each village from time to time, ensuring the stability and sustainability Therefore, the author defines "Restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development is the process of organizing, arranging, changing the structuring of elements within the villages, choosing the right business model , in accordance with the principle of maximizing the comparative advantage and optimally utilizing the existing resources to produce products that meet the requirements of the market, helping villages to develop in a stable and long-term manner on the basis of harmonious combination of economic development, cultural preservation and development, social development and environmental protection” 1.2.2.1 Restructuring products - Eliminate outdated, less competitive and not profitable products and products - Maintaining the production but improve and complete the form, content and design of the products - Add new products to meet the market demand and development trends of science and technology - Reposition the products in product structure of craft villages 1.2.2.2 Restructure consumption market - A suitable market structure, ensures the contribution to the sustainable development of craft villages must meet the requirements: Develop harmonically between the width and depth of the market; Be able to break through in some new markets and 10 products; Being able to proactively prevent risks and fluctuations of the consumption market and be able to overcome the international trade barriers - In order to restructure the consumption market to ensure the sustainable development, firstly the traditional villages should conduct quality market research and forecast - For export markets: craft villages should promote investment to expand the current markets and keep finding and enter new ones.For the domestic market: craft villages need to make the most of the distribution system of large corporations in order to put products into circulation and actively participate in programs organized by government organizations Craft villages with advantages on tourism should optimize it 1.2.2.3 Restructuring the model of production and business Look for investment from private sector and others economic sectors to form and develop more enterprises Adopt policies to encourage, support and create conditions for individual household businesses to switch to operate under the enterprise model 1.2.2.4 Restructuring human resources Review all current human resources, rearrange and restructure human resources to match with the activates of craft villages from time to time The rewards, especially for the highly skilled employees must be worth their contribution 1.2.2.5 Restructure technology and equipment The villages should apply selectively and focus on innovative technology solutions Only the key technologies and equipment for production and business activities of craft villages should be adapted 11 Meanwhile the esoteric craftsmanship steps that make up the traditional brand must be maintained 1.2.2.6 Capital restructures Craft villages should promote the mobilization of commercial loans and capital from the financial market through the issuance of shares At the same time, make full use of funding from the State and financial institutions through their craft villages targeted programs and projects 1.3 Factors affecting the restructure of craft villages towards sustainable development 1.3.1 External factors 1.3.1.1 Laws and policies of the State 1.3.1.2 Level of economic and science technology development 1.3.1.3 Globalization trends and international economic integration 1.3.1.4 Natural and social conditions 1.3.2 Internal Factors 1.3.2.1 Develop and organize strategies 1.3.2.2 internal capacity of the subjects in the village 1.3.2.3 Craft tranditional of the village 1.4 Criteria for assessing craft village restructure in orientation for sustainable development 1.4.1 Criteria for assessing the restructure of craft villages towards sustainable economic development a Production values of craft villages b Number and size of enterprises and production establishments in craft villages c The rate of increase of export turnover of handicrafts 12 d Density of production value of craft villages in total value of local production 1.4.2 Criteria for assessing the restructure of craft villages towards sustainable social development a Increase the percentage of employed workers in total local labor b Increase employment income c Protect traditional good values of the villages d Protect, preserve and promote cultural values, works, and historical relics of craft villages e Train and employ artisans 1.4.3 Criteria for assessing the restructure of craft villages towards sustainable environment development a Indicators of environmental assessment at the permitted level b Number of pollution cases in production decreased c The awareness of people and production bases on environmental protection increased 1.5 Experiences in restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development 1.5.1 Experiences from several countries a Experiences by China: China has been enforcing and imposing many policies to develop the craft works, including: Taxes, borrowed funds, export, demand stipulations, domestic products protection, labors allocation, technology innovation and modern technology application, development in craft villages together with tourism b Experiences by Thailand: The Government launches the campaign of “each village a product” The campaign is built on three main basis The first one is to get local nature but to develop world- 13 wide, the second is to promote self-reliance and creativity; the third is to develop human resources The goal of the campaign is to create a single product for each locality to increase outer sales c Experiences by Japan: Japan is one of the countries which attach special importance to preserve and develop handicraft works The handicraft work is divided into two fields: material culture and spiritual culture In order to develop the craft villages, Japanese Government has launched the campaign “each village a product” with several solutions for products, markets, culture and human resources 1.5.2 Experience in transforming sustainable economic structure of some countries a Experiences by Japan: Persevering economic development strategy and transforming economic structure towards export Considering export is vital benefit, motivation for economic development b Experiences by Korea: Korea chooses model of economic structure transforming towards industrialization and modelization Choosing structure of economic sector base on comparative advantages of country Transforming export and import structure suitable for transforming economic structure Choosing a market structure of export and import flexibility c Experiences by Thailand: Thailand implement economic structure towards export Implementing diversification of export product structure d Experiences by China: Transforming structure of economic sectors towards basing on export Changing structure of export product, from crude products to high tech product, model tech 14 products Diversification export market to guaranteed export growth fast and stability 1.5.3 Lessons learned for restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development in Red River Delta - For the Government and localities: Craft villages development should be paid attention from the Government The Government should focus on training and fostering the human resources for the villages, provide financial assistance and support for craft villages, imposing favorable policies to expand market - For craft villages: Fully equipping with knowledge in business, especially knowledge in production and marketing; Focusing on the technology applications depending on characteristics of the work and capability of craft villages; Investing into development of product design; Associating craft villages development with craft villages tourism development CHAPTER REALITY IN RESTRUCTURING CRAFT VILLAGES IN RED RIVER DELTA IN ORIENTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PERIOD 2011-2016 2.1 Overall about craft villages in Red River Delta There are 1336 craft villages in Red River Delta (up 13.9% compared to 2010, equals to 45% of the total number of craft villages across the country) but the distribution of craft villages in the red river delta is uneven between regions (Hanoi accounts for 61.22% of the total number of craft villages in the Red River Delta) and between professions (rattan and bamboo industry accounts for 42.3% while the sector of gold inlaid makes up 0.37%) 2.2 Craft villages characteristics in Red River Delta 2.2.1 Strong attachment to agricultural production 15 2.2.2 Focused development 2.2.3 Diversity in work fields and variety in categories 2.2.4 Rapid change in organizing structures of the business 2.2.5 Expansion in sources of materials and consumption markets 2.2.6 Plentiful but low level in human resource 2.3 The structure changes of craft villages in Red River Delta, period 2011-2016 2.3.1 Product: Products of craft villages are shifting in the direction of increasing the proportion of new products, reducing the proportion of traditional products In 2016, the proportion of new products increased by 4.2% compared to 2011 From the past, in order to support craft villages to improve, develop and diversify product models ,some provinces and cities in Red River Delta have helped craft villages to hire consultants designing product samples and organizing design competitions for handicraft product In the period of 2011-2016, only Hanoi and Nam Dinh Province had provided support, but these supplements are far from enough 2.3.2 Consumer market: Market of craft villages products has shifted towards increasing the proportion of consumption value in the domestic market while reducing the proportion of export value If in 2011 the proportion of the domestic market accounted for 45.83%, by 2016 this rate had increased to 59.88% which indicates the increasing size of the domestic market Export market structure of craft villages products in Red river delta had changed towards increasing in two main markets, EU and US (with the increase of 7% and 11.65% respectively in 2015 compared to 2011) but decreased gradually in Japan and other markets (with the decrease of -7.6% and 16 -11.05% of 2015 compared to 2011) This reflects the fact that craft villages in Red river delta depend heavily on a number of major markets, and are unlikely to exploit and expand into new markets 2.3.3 Business Model: Currently, individual business households in craft villages still account for a large proportion while enterprises and cooperatives account for a very small proportion However, this structure is changing in the direction of increasing the proportion of enterprises while gradually reduce the proportion of individual business households Specifically, in 2011, out of 170,650 business organizations in Red River Delta, the number of enterprises accounted for 4.15% but by 2016 the proportion of businesses increased to 5.31% This restructuring has many causes, including two main causes Firstly, due to the requirements of the integration process, production and business organizations are required to have legal status Secondly, after a period of operation, many individual business households have grown to a larger scale and are eligible, so they shift to operate under the enterprise model for higher operating efficiency 2.3.4 Human Resources: According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2013, the total number of employees working in craft villages in Red River Delta is 905,724 people In which, unskilled laborers account for over 70% and trained laborers account for less than 30% only The quality of labor through the skilled index: the average skilled occupies 10%, the skilled is about 15%, artisans account for 2% In recent years, the human resource structure of craft villages in the Red river delta has had many positive changes, such as the number of qualified and trained workers has increased while unskilled labor has 17 decreased; in 2016, 45% of skilled labor, 55% of unskilled labor Analysis from the job position shows that the rate of workers accounts for 88.7%, officers account for only 11.3% of the total number of employees According to the survey data of 174 enterprises in craft villages production facilities in the Red river delta in 2016 showed that the human resource structure of craft villages is changing in the direction of decreasing the proportion of young labor force and gradually increase the proportion of older laborers This seriously affects the quality and productivity of labor, adversely affecting the development of craft villages 2.3.5 Capital sources: Capital sources structure of craft village in Red river delta has changed, ratio of loans is increasing, ratio of equity capital is reducing In 2011, ratio of equity capital was 80% of total capital, in 2016 this ratio reduced to 70% Base on data of Vietnam craft village Association in 2016, there are from 60% to 70% of total enterprises in craft village lacked of capital Lacking of capital is big obstacle for economic development, improve environment in craft villages of Red river delta There are about 80% of enterprises in craft villages not enough condition for loans 2.3.6 Technology and equipment: Base on data of Hanoi Handicraft village Association, in 2016 structure of technology and equipment of Hanoi craft villages are changing towards using more machines, using less handmade In 2011, ratio of machine using of Hanoi craft villages was 35%, in 2016 this ratio increased to 42% However, ratio is not evenly in craft profession, some craft professions have ratio of handmade still high due to specific characteristic of each craft profession (for example: bamboo and rattan, embroidery…) 18 According to survey data of ministry of Agriculture and Rural development in 2013, ratio of machine using of craft villages in Red river delta is 36%, lower than southeast (51%) and Northern midlands and mountains (42,8%) 2.3 Situation of implementing the demand of sustainable development with current structure 2.3.1 About economy: Craft villages in Red River Delta have not actually gained the sustainable development in economics, which is illustrated by: The instability in production growth value of craft villages The business number and scale stays low, export turnover is high in one year but low in another year The ratio of production value of craft villages, in total value of local production, increases unevenly 2.3.2 About society: The rate of workmanship is gradually decreasing over time Average income of the handicraft labor is not stable and sustainable There has not been proper attention by different authorities in restoring the work and heritage related to craft villages Artisans in handicraft field stay in a low number, and they have not received the reasonable concern 2.3.3 About environment: Environmental pollution in craft villages is at an alarming rate 2.4 General assessment in restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development 2.4.1 Achievements: The Government, localities in Red River Delta has imposed many policies with the view to support, encourage and impact on changing 19 the structure of craft villages in recent years towards new structures which are more modern and suitable 2.4.2 Drawbacks: Although the structure of craft business has been being changed towards a positive orientation, this structure still bears many drawbacks in general and has not been optimized; thus has not had such strong impact on bring the craft villages to sustainable development 2.4.3 Reasons 2.4.3.1 Subjective reasons: The structure change is mainly spontaneous, passive, and timesensitive 2.4.3.2 Objective reasons: The craft villages are characterized by small, scattered, fragmented production industry CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE CRAFT VILLAGES IN RED RIVER DELTA IN ORIENTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3.1 Opportunities and challenges towards restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development in the near future 3.1.1 Opportunities: In the next 10-15 years, craft villages in general and restructuring craft villages in particular will take place in the context of the world economy continuing to develop in two directions: Strong revolutionize in production force, and economic globalization Vietnam is deeper and deeper integration with world economic, Vietnam has signed bilateral and multilateral new generation trade agreement, that is good condition for craft village in 20 Red river delta to expand export market; approaching new technology and science 3.1.2 Challenges: In the context of deeply international integration, the competition will be more intense, there are bigger gaps between the rich and the poor, scale and competing capacity of craft villages remains in low level,… 3.2 Objectives, viewpoints, directions towards restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development 3.2.1 Objectives: Successfully restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in order to 2025, formatting a new model craft villages develops sustainable, increasing effective of competitiveness, guaranteeing harmonically between the development of craft villages and cultural development, assuring social security and environment protection 3.2.2 Viewpoints towards restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development: Restructuring craft villages must be placed within the overall restructuring of the economy, renewing growth model in orientation for sustainable development, meeting the strategic requirements of socio-economic development in the Red River Delta which has already been approved by the Prime Minister 3.2.3 Directions towards restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development 3.2.3.1 About products 3.2.3.2 About consumption markets 3.2.3.3 About organization structures in business within craft villages 21 3.2.3.4 About human resources 3.2.3.5 About technology and equipment 3.2.3.6 About financing 3.3 Solutions for restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development 3.3.1 Enhancing the awareness about requirement of restructuring craft villages: To restructure the craft villages in orientation for sustainable development, localities and craft villages should enhance the awareness about requirement of restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development 3.3.2 Creative designing products to meet market’s requirements Organizing to research, survey into market demand and customer taste The craft villages should promote the development of new product model, creative and suitable the market Cooperating the craft villages with design institutes and art schools Investing into building an innovative design center for handicraft products 3.3.3 Expanding the consumption market, participating in global supply chain a For domestic markets: Encouraging, connecting, supporting and facilitating the craft villages to bring the products into domestic distribution systems Promoting the development of craft villages together with tourism b For export markets: Taking good advantages of the Trade Agreements in which Vietnam has signed, bringing the craft village’s products into global production and supply chain 22 3.3.4 Developing the highly qualified human resources in craft villages: Promoting the vocational training, providing adequate remuneration to craft labor, especially skillful workers Business owners have to build self-study knowledge to enhance their qualifications 3.3.5 Developing strongly enterprises in craft villages: Implementing the solutions synchronously to encourage and support the establishment of enterprises in craft villages, especially solutions on administrative procedures, reviewing and inspection, taxation, etc 3.3.6 Investing into renewing technology and equipment, applying achievement of the 4th industrial revolution: Encouraging and supporting the craft villages to invest into renewing technology and equipment Selecting the breakthrough production steps, deciding on productivity and quality of products to invest Collaborating with researching institutes to incorporate research results into production applications Call for investment from large enterprises besides the craft villages to renovate technology and equipment Select the best result of the th industrial revolution to apply in craft villages 3.3.7 Diversifying the capital for developing and restructuring the craft villages: Accomplishing the mechanism for craft villages to get access to the credit sources and bank loan Improving the effectiveness of business production of craft villages, cleaning up the craft villages financing Encouraging foreign investors and investors of non- 23 government organizations to invest into development fields in relation with craft villages 3.3.8 Proposing the structure models for sustainable development of craft villages a Model for craft villages with exporting advantage b Model for craft villages in combination with tourism c Model for other craft villages 3.4 Recommendations about conditions to implement restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development 3.4.1 For the Government and Central Ministries, Departments: Developing the organization, reforming the administrative procedures, promoting the support to craft villages development 3.4.2 For People's Committees of provinces and cities in Red River Delta With their roles, functions and responsibilities to support the craft villages to develop on three aspects: encouragement, support and instruction Investing into rural infrastructure development, enhancing the change in administrative system 3.4.3 For Handicraft Organizations and Associations Accomplishing the responsibilities to contribute to successfully restructure the craft villages in orientation for sustainable development At the same time, enhancing the supervising and social citizen towards problems in craft villages development CONCLUSION Craft villages play an increasingly important role in the socioeconomic life of Red River Delta However, there has not been a 24 single research work about restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development That is the reason why the author chose the topic of doctoral thesis in economics “Restructuring craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development” The researching results of this thesis will contribute to clarify and provide some scientific theories to State management agencies, policy planners, craft villages, associations and the residents about restructuring craft villages in orientation for sustainable development The research topic is presented on the basis of practicing the theoretical knowledge about restructuring, business administration, commercial administration into analyzing the collected documents and data related to activities of craft villages in Red River Delta Therefrom, the topic discusses and explains about the basic matters within the research contents and points out elementary solutions to restructure the craft villages in Red River Delta in orientation for sustainable development in the coming future However, the gap between expectation and reality, goals and outcomes, theory and practice is large or small, it much depends on how to approach and manipulate the theoretical model into the practical production and business activities which are always changing these days To some definite extents which match the capability and professional qualification of the author, the topic has party contribute to solve the proposed problems  ... documents; expert, survey and 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