Socio-economic changes in Dong Anh in the innovation period

areas of Hanoi in recent years in all careers and sections as well as in transition period of the rural area … In the volume of Influences of the natural conditions on Hanoi Capital development and planning, the summary record of Thang Long – Hanoi Management and Development Seminar, KX09, Hanoi Publisher 2008, Prof.Dr. Truong Quang Hai, the chairman Tran Thanh Ha, Assoc. Prof Dr. Vu Van Phai clearly pointed out the characteristics of the nature and its influences on the socio-economic development of Hanoi Capital, especially on planning development strategies of the capital in the future. From the studies above, it is possibly seen that the socio-economic activities of Hanoi has been quite comprehensively paid attention to study. However, most of them focused on changes of occupations, income structure and living standard; of residential houses, infrastructure and environment (especially housing and land matters, food sources, waste treatment and so forth). 2.3. Studies on Dong Anh In the master planning of socio-economic development in Dong Anh until 2020, Dong Anh People’s Committee referred to the following main contents: Potentials and development resources of Dong Anh District; The actual situation of socio-economic development in the district in recent years; the contents of the master planning of socio-economic development in Dong Anh district in the period of 2001-2010; solutions for the master planning in Dong Anh District and proposals. In the book Dong Anh and Thang Long – Hanoi Thousand- Year Civilization of Dong Anh district Party Committee – People’s Council – People’s Committee, a long-term development process of the district was mentioned. This work discussed about the administrative, geographical matters and the historiccultural values of Dong Anh; establishment and defense history of the country; 9 and Dong Anh and innovation task, attached with development orientation of Dong Anh [38]. And in History of Dong Anh District Party Committee, Dong Anh District Party Committee generally introduced to Dong Anh district since 1945. The book focused on the actual situation of socio-economic development, especially showed recourses and illustratable figures to the actual socio-economic situation of the district. It is possibly said that, the studies above are valuable, but do not emphasize on the socio-economic changes. Because this work contains a huge quantity of questions, the socio-economic problems in Dong Anh are just in level of actual situation survey, not further analyzed to take development orientations for the future. Therefore, we applied SWOT analysis to assess strengths, weaknesses, chances as well as risks in the socio-economic aspect in Dong Anh comprehensively and then proposed solutions to foster growth of Dong Anh in next years. This is the new study. We succeeded assessments of the socio-economic changes above and regarded them as the theoretical premises. However, for a specific field – Dong Anh, until the present, no study has successfully analyzed the socio-economic changes. All previous studies identified only resources for socio-economic development in Dong Anh. The socio-economic changes in Dong Anh, especially after innovation period, have not been considered as a specific and systematical question. We bravely make and answer the question of the socioeconomic changes in Dong Anh in the innovation period (the context selected since 2000). After, we will analyze and propose reference methods for planning a socio-economic development strategy in Dong Anh. 3. The purposes of the study The results of the thesis will clarify the socio-economic changes in Dong Anh since 2000, especially show the basic characteristics of the transition 10 process in the point of view of structure and operating mechanism of the economy in Dong Anh; take and analyze the basic changes in structure and social relationship in Dong Anh. Thence, we will propose orientations and effective solutions to uphold the strengths and minimize the negative problems in the district as well as focus on the sustainable development strategy. To achieve this goal, the thesis will complete the main duties as follows: - Systemizing socio-economic changes, clarifying related concepts. - Surveying, collecting related figures as required. - Analyzing, explaining the major socio-economic changes, achievements and restrictions in Dong Anh District. - Taking orientations, forecasting several socio-economic changes in the next time, and proposing feasible solutions. 4. Object and scope 4.1. Object of the study The object of the study is the socio-economic change in Dong Anh District, Hanoi City since 2000, especially changes in structure and operating mechanism of the economy; the major changes in structure and social relationship in Dong Anh. 4.2. Scope of the study Location: Dong Anh District, Hanoi City. Time: Focusing on the 2000-present period. 5. References and methods of the study 5.1. References - Reports and summary data of the locality. 11 - Materials collected from the fact-finding tour (quá trình điền dã). - Succeeding several related achievements from the previous works. These materials are used for comparisons, references to increase accuracy and reliability of the results of the study. 5.2. Methods 5.2.1. Statistical method The statistical figures, which are provided by General Statistics Office of Vietnam, Hanoi Statistical Office and so forth, are used and analyzed in the thesis. These statistical figures are considered as the basis to evaluate the socioeconomic changes in Dong Anh District. 5.2.2. The analyzed and generalized method Information from the collected materials are classified and analyzed for comparison, reference so as to clarify the socio-economic changes in Dong Anh District. 5.2.3. Graphical methods This method is applied in a certain limit. To prove and clarify phenomenon of socio-economic changes, the mutual impacts of factors, not only relative and absolute figures are used but also a system of maps and graphics should be paid attention. Graphical and mapping method is a specific one of the graphical science. Therefore, the object of the study will be more visually and comprehensively concretized using this method. 5.2.4. Field method This is a necessary method used to determine reliability of collected materials and figures. We implemented a field survey in several areas to directly observe the socio-economic changes. By information collected and the field surveys, we re-affirmed reliability of the available figures and judges. 12 6. Significance - Scientific significance: the thesis contains a new awareness of a process of socio-economic change in rural area in Vietnam in general and in rural area in the North Vietnam as well as in Hanoi in particular from a specific field - Dong Anh District. - Practical significance: From the reasons as above, the results of the thesis offer the scientific recommendations to promote industrialization – modernization and sustainable development process in Dong Anh District. 7. Structure of the thesis Besides the introduction, the conclusion, the appendix and the list of reference documents, the contents of the study include three chapters as follows: Chapter 1. Dong Anh: General Remarks. Chapter 2. The main socio-economic transformations in Dong Anh since 2000 to now Chapter 3. Orientation of socio-economic development in Dong Anh 13 CHAPTER 1 DONG ANH: GENERAL REMARKS 1.1. Strengths and development resources – promoting factor for socioeconomic changes in Dong Anh district 1.1.1. Geographical situation Dong Anh is a suburb district in the Northern gateway of Hanoi Capital. It has the natural area of 18,230 ha (182.3 km2). Its natural boundaries with other districts of Hanoi are Red River, Duong River in the south of the district, which is the border between Dong Anh and inner Hanoi, and Ca Lo River in the north of the district – the border between Dong Anh and Soc Son district. The administrative border of Dong Anh district is determined as follows: + In the north: Next to Soc Son District, Hanoi. + In the south: Next to Tu Liem, Tay Ho district and Long Bien district, Hanoi. + In the east north: close to Yen Phong District and Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province; in the east south, close to Gia Lam District, Hanoi. + In the West: bordering Me Linh District, Hanoi. Dong Anh area is quite large compared with suburb districts in Hanoi, and stands on the seventh position after the districts Ba Vì, Soc Son, Chuong My, My Duc, Thach That, Ung Hoa. With the quite large natural area, lying in the north of Red River and close to inner Hanoi, Dong Anh plays a strategic and important role in urban development orientation of Hanoi Capital with the advantages as follows: - Strategic traffic location: Dong Anh is the gateway, which connects traffic activities of Hanoi and the Northern provinces. At the present, two railways are 14