Ecological modernisation of industrial estates in Viet Nam

This research provides insights into environmental policy-making and management in Viet Nam, with special reference to industrial estates. It analyses the reasons behind the weaknesses of environmental policy-making and management in dealing with contemporary industrialisation and recommends a model for the greening of industrial estates. This contributes to the efforts to compromise economic and environmental goals in the pursuit of a national development strategy in transitional economy.The research contributes to the theory of Ecological Modernisation, which has been subject to many critiques, notably on its Eurocentric basis. The value and applicability of Ecological Modernisation Theory for developing or industrialising economies is therefore often questioned. This research shows the relevance of Ecological Modernisation Theory for the developing and industrialising economy of Viet Nam