01312nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_161388 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 307.74 D212 Dapice, David Ho Chi Minh City : The challenges of growth David Dapice, Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Nguyen Xuan Thanh Ha Noi United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP Vietnam) 2010 This policy dialogue paper focuses on two main challenges that Ho Chi Minh City currently faces in managing the rapid transformation of its urban landscape and population structure: traffic congestion and the development of new urban areas. The paper examines how interventions in areas such as traffic management, the improvement and expansion of public transport services and networks, transport infrastructure development and urban planning can help local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City successfully address these challenges in the coming decades. It also assesses their implications for public investment, public financial management and decentralization policies in Viet Nam. Urban economics,Kinh tế đô thị Tuyết Nga Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ