HOW PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PERFORMANCE CAN BE MEASURED BY PROVINCIAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX AND PER CAPITA GDP IN VIETNAM

This study was conducted to measure the causality between public administration reforms (PAR), provincial competitiveness and GDP per capita in Vietnam. Factor analysis was firstly adopted, and then followed by the log linear regression. It has been found that there were causality linkages between those parameters mentioned above. Namely, legal institutions were the main huddles for GDP per head, while public administration reform services and public services delivery exert positive impacts on GDP per capita. The dynamism of provincial leadership was also positively influential to the GDP level per head. Conclusions and recommend dations were drawn for Vietnamese policy makers to modernize the public administration reform process. Keywords: Vietnam, Public administration reform, PCI, per capita GDP